Kartitsch is a municipality in the district of Lienz

Lienz (district)

The Bezirk Lienz is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It is the only district in East Tyrol. The district borders the Pinzgau in the north, the districts Spittal an der Drau and Hermagor in the east, Veneto in the south, and South Tyrol in the west.Area of the district is 2,019.87...

 in Tyrol in Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. As of 2011, it has 840 inhabitants

Geography

Kartitsch lies on both sides of the Gail River

Gail River

Gail is the name of a river in the Southern Limestone Alps of southern Austria, a right tributary of the Drava River.Originating in the Tyrolean municipality of Obertilliach, it flows from west to east, reaching Carinthia in Lesachtal, running through the Gail Valley parallel to the borders with...

, near its confluence with the Puster Valley. The municipal area of Kartitsch is bounded in the North of the western foothills of the Lienzer Dolomites and to the South of the Carnic Alps

Carnic Alps

The Carnic Alps are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps in East Tyrol, Carinthia, South Tyrol and Friuli . They extend from east to west for about between the Gail River, a tributary of the Drava and the Tagliamento, forming the border between Austria and Italy.They are named after the Roman...

, which contains the border with Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. The municipality contains villages, such as Sankt Oswald. It lies near other Austrian municipalities, such as Abfaltersbach

Abfaltersbach

Abfaltersbach is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria....

, Anras

Anras

Anras is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria....

, Heinfels

Heinfels

Heinfels is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria....

, Obertilliach

Obertilliach

Obertilliach is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria....

, Sillian

Sillian

Sillian is a village, in Tyrol, Austria. Richard Strauss stayed at the Schwarzer Adler hotel, and is purported to have played the hotel piano, and even to have composed there. The ancient square is interesting as it features a pillary, which was mostly used to punish adulterous women...

, and Strassen

Strassen, Austria

Strassen is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria.-External links:...

.

Population

Year	Population
1971	1002
1981	1006
1991	922
2001	897

Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms of the Kartitsch is a rising Golden Crescent on a blue field. In 1465, the Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick the Peaceful KG was Duke of Austria as Frederick V from 1424, the successor of Albert II as German King as Frederick IV from 1440, and Holy Roman Emperor as Frederick III from 1452...

, awarded the coat of arms to Hans and Jacob Wiser, leading men of the municipality.

Tourism

Both tourism and agriculture form the basis of the local economy. In 2003, Kartitsch had 84,000 visitor-nights. Local points of interest include:

• The Parish Church of St. Leonhard: a Gothic church completed in 1479, with a high altar from the years 1761-1763.
• The 'Our Lady' Church: built in 1680 to 1685, one of the notable early Baroque churches in the area. The stucco frames came from the workshop of Gallus Apeller in Innsbruck. The Church is located in Hollbruck.