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Anras

Coordinates: 46°46′26″N 12°33′39″E / 46.77389°N 12.56083°E / 46.77389; 12.56083
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Anras
Anras Castle with St Stephen's Church
Anras Castle with St Stephen's Church
Coat of arms of Anras
Location within Lienz district
Location within Lienz district
Anras is located in Austria
Anras
Anras
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°46′26″N 12°33′39″E / 46.77389°N 12.56083°E / 46.77389; 12.56083
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictLienz
Government
 • MayorAnton Oberhofer
Area
 • Total62.07 km2 (23.97 sq mi)
Elevation
1,261 m (4,137 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,233
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9912
Area code04846
Vehicle registrationLZ
Websitewww.anras.at

Anras is a municipality in the district of Lienz in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Geography

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The settlement is situated in the East Tyrolean part of the Puster Valley, stretching along the upper Drava river between the Villgraten Mountains (Defereggen) in the north to the foothills of the Lienz Dolomites, the westernmost peaks of the Gailtal Alps. The farmsteads lie mostly on the sunny terraces or on the valley floor north of the Drava.

The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Anras proper, Asch-Winkl, and Ried.

History

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From about 1200, Anras Castle was built as a summer residence of the Bishops of Brixen. In 1236, Emperor Frederick II granted them the surrounding Puster Valley estates up to the Lienz suburbs where they bordered the lands of the rivaling Counts of Gorizia.

In 1754, the castle was rebuilt in a Baroque style and served as the seat of the local administration. The territories were held by the Brixen prince-bishops until the secularisation of 1803. Today, the fertile soils of Anras are known as the East Tyrolean breadbasket.

References

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  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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