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Lienz Basics | Print |  E-mail
Austria Basics

Essential information for travelers heading to Lienz, Austria

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Castle Bruck
Population: 13,000

 

Altitude: 678 meters, 2224 ft 

 

Tourist Information: Lienz Tourist Office, Europlatz 1, A-9900 Lienz/Ostriol, tel. +43/4852/65265, fax. 65265-2, Open M-F 8am-noon and 2-6pm, Sat 9am-noon.In summer: Sat 5- 7pm and Sunday 10am-noon and 5-7pm.

 

 

 

 

 

Distance from:

 

  • Vienna: 180km,113 miles
  • Klagenfurt: 147km, 92miles
  • Salzburg is 3 hours by rail

 

Rail Connections: Spittal-Millstättersee from Salzburg; Sillian, Italy or Schwarzach-St. Veit from Innsbruck

 

Major Events: 

 

 

  • Lienz’s annual Stadtfest takes place during the second week in august each
  • Ask Lienz’s tourist office about the summer concert series at Hauptplatz.

     

 

 

 

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