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Virgen is a municipality in the district of Lienz in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It includes part of the Virgen valley in the Venediger Group mountain range, and extensive parts of the municipality are in High Tauern National Park. The history of the area goes back to 500 BC, when copper mining played an important role. After the end of the Roman period Slavs settled in the Virgen valley, who were gradually assimilated by Baiuvarii settlers beginning in the 8th century. The simultaneous Christianization of the area led to the creation of one of the first parishes in the region. During the Mid

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Settlement.name: Virgen
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Virgen - Fraktion Virgen-Dorf.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: AUT Virgen COA.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.image_map: Virgen.png
Settlement.mapsize: 260x260px
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Lienz district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Austria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tyrol
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Lienz
Settlement.parts_style: para

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Official website

Virgen - Offizielle Seite der Nationalparkgemeinde

Startseite der Gemeinde Virgen im Nationalpark Hohe Tauern in Osttirol. Informationen und Fotos aus dem Sonnendorf und dem schönsten Tal südlich der Alpen.

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Instance of: municipality of Austria
Country: Austria
Located in: Lienz District
Population: 2200
Area: 88.81
Elevation: 1194
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Sankt Veit in Defereggen
Official website: www.virgen.at
Image: Virgen - Fraktion Virgen-Dorf.jpg
Dialing code: 04874
Licence plate code: LZ

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Commons category: Virgen
postal code: 9972
member of: Climate Alliance
email address: mailto:[email protected]
P8168: Ferdinand the Holy Prince

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