Iseltal
| Iseltal | ||
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 The Iseltal near Lienz |
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| location | East Tyrol , Austria | |
| Waters | Isel | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 55 ' N , 12 ° 37' E | |
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| height | 975 to 673 m | |
| length | approx. 27 km | |
The Iseltal is one of the main valleys in East Tyrol . It is traversed by the Isel and bordered in the west by the Defereggen Mountains and in the east by the Schobergruppe .
The Iseltal begins at Matrei in East Tyrol , where the Virgental and the Tauerntal meet. From there the valley first runs in a southerly direction to Huben (municipality of Matrei), where the Defereggental and the Kalser Tal branch off, then further in a south-easterly direction, where the Isel flows through the municipalities of St. Johann im Walde , Schlaiten , Ainet and Oberlienz . At Lienz the Iseltal flows into the Lienz Basin .
history
In the years 1065-1077 the Iseltal is mentioned for the first time in the tradition book of the Brixen monastery as "in regione Isala" .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oswald Redlich : The traditional books of the Brixen monastery from the 10th to the 14th century (Acta Tirolensia 1). Innsbruck: Wagner 1886, pp. 81–82, no. 228a.