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Our Lady of Absam. Location. Absam, Tyrol, Austria. Date. January 17, 1797. Shrine. St. Michael's Basilica, Absam, Austria. Our Lady of Absam is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, associated with a 1797 Marian apparition in the alpine village of Absam, a municipality of Austria. Unlike traditional Marian apparitions, this apparition of ...
- January 17, 1797
- St. Michael's Basilica, Absam, Austria
Tyrol. For other uses, see Tyrol (disambiguation). Tyrol ( / tɪˈroʊl, taɪˈroʊl, ˈtaɪroʊl / tih-ROHL, ty-ROHL, TY-rohl; [1] historically the Tyrole; [2] [3] [4] Austrian German: Tirol [tiˈʁoːl] ⓘ; Italian: Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria.
- 26,674 km² (10,299 sq mi)
- Tyrolean
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Virgen is often referred to as the "Meran of East Tirol" in reference to the town of Meran over the border in South Tirol, famous for its palm trees and almost Mediterranean climate. It is the largest settlement in the Virgental Valley, a quiet mountain valley bordering the Hohe Tauern National Park. Virgen lies at 1,200 metres above sea level ...
Tyrol (/ t ɪ ˈ r oʊ l, t aɪ ˈ r oʊ l, ˈ t aɪ r oʊ l / tih-ROHL, ty-ROHL, TY-rohl; German: Tirol ; Italian: Tirolo) is a state (Land) in western Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical Princely County of Tyrol .
The history of Tyrol, a historical region in the middle alpine area of Central Europe, dates back to early human settlements at the end of the last glacier period, around 12,000 BC. Sedentary settlements of farmers and herders can be traced back to 5000 BC.
Virgen - Virgental valley - High Tauern - East Tyrol - Austria. The surrounding mountain chains protect the Virgental valley and the village of Virgen - the “sunny place” - from the cold wind. Close to Virgen: offer 3 nights from 391 € per person. Altitude: 1,200 m a.s.l.
Website. www.absam.at. Absam is a municipality in the Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol ( Austria) situated at an altitude of 632 m, which had an area of 51.92 km 2 and 6,776 inhabitants as January 2015. [3]
