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The mysterious Tamerburg.

22 The “Book of Victims” at the Branching path – expanded tour
Liberation Memorial in Lienz – More variant: Go north along a narrow pathway and
a few hundred metres west to the Tamerburg.
than 100 people fell victim to the
Nazi regime in East Tyrol. 48 of
them are now found in the “Book
of Victims” next to the “Memorial to 24 Tamerburg – The first cons-
Commemorate East Tyrol’s Fighters truction phase of this massive
for Austria’s Freedom and the Vic- square building with oriel windows
tims of Nazism 1938 – 1945” to the at the corner is dated around the
west of St Andrew’s Parish Church. late 13th to 14th century. The spe-
cific function of the building is un-
23 Cemeteries north and nor- known, although it may be related
thwest of the church – These two to the Lienz town judge Ernst von
civilian cemeteries are separated Dobrawitz. After two more cons-
by two military cemeteries. They truction phases in the mid-16th
have already provided a final res- century, the castle was used by the
ting place for many. The artworks Welsperger dynasty as their noble
at the graves include works by well- seat. In 1654, Lienz court scribe
known local artists like Virgil Rainer, Marx Dinzl von Angerburg acqui-
Hermann Pedit Sr., Hans Pontiller red the estate. Called “Tamerburg”
and Jos Pirkner. from the 18th century onwards, the
castle later became a farmstead
Military cemeteries – For the fal- and was bought by the town of
len soldiers of World War I and II. Lienz in 1922 to be used for cultu-
The memorial chapel to Emperor ral purposes. The building remains
Karl, from 1935/1936, was built shrouded in mystery. It is said that,
according to the plans of Heinrich before deaths or other misfortunes,
Liener. the “White Lady” wanders restless-
Arcades of the District War Memorial. ly through the house.

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