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Heiligenblut am Großglockner is an Austrian municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia. The main town of the same name is often visited as a starting point for visiting the Pasterze and for climbing the Großglockner. Heiligenblut is the starting point of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road.
Culture and sights
Castle ruin Farbenstein
Catholic Parish Church of Heiligenblut St. Vincent: Located south below the village center on a slope, in its present appearance is a steeply rising Gothic building from the 15th century. A chapel was first mentioned in documents as early as 1271; it was renovated from 1273 and completed in 1301. In the late 14th century, a new building was begun, the choir of which was completed around 1430. In 1909/11 the church was restored and equipped with a new interior and new windows. The high altar from 1520 shows the coronation of Mariae at a height of 11 meters. It comes from the Bolzano school, which is the successor of Michael Pacher.
Briccius Chapel near Heiligenblut
Briccius Chapel: The chapel is located west of Winkl at an altitude of 1629 meters. The small rectangular building was erected in 1872. Above the altar is a baroque painting with 16 representations from the Briccius legend.
Filial church Pockhorn
Aichhorn Chapel
Grossglockner High Alpine Road, at 2504 m above sea level one of the highest Alpine passes in the Eastern Alps.
Gold mining village Heiligenblut: The Tauern region was the most productive gold mining area in Europe from Roman times until the Second World War.
Apriacher Stockmühlen
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