Große Sandspitze

#301 among destinations in Austria

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Große Sandspitze in Tyrol is 2,770 m and the highest mountain in the Gailtal Alps, a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps. It is located within the subrange of the Lienz Dolomites and is locally called the Sunnspitz. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1886Coordinates: 46°46'0"N, 12°48'42"E

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Große Sandspitze – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aguntum, Burg Bruck, Lienz Friary, Tristacher See.

4.2 miN
Museum
Aguntum
108 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Austrian Alps, Aguntum stands as a testament to the grandeur of the Roman Empire's northernmost reach. This ancient Roman city, located near the modern town of Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria, is a captivating museum site that invites visitors...
5.4 miNW
Forts and castles, History museum, Art museum
Burg Bruck, Lienz
138 min walk • Burg Bruck is a medieval castle in Lienz in Tyrol, Austria. Burg Bruck is 711 metres above sea level. It was completed in 1278 as the residence of the Meinhardiner Counts of Görz. In 1490 the chapel was decorated with frescoes by Simon von Taisten.
4.9 miNW
Monastery
Lienz Friary, Lienz
125 min walk • Lienz Friary is a Franciscan friary in the centre of the town of Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria, formerly a Carmelite friary.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tristacher See
74 min walk • Tristacher See is a lake of Tyrol, Austria.
4.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Lengberg Castle
111 min walk • Lengberg Castle is a medieval castle in Nikolsdorf, East Tyrol, Austria, about 13 kilometres east of Lienz. The castle was built by the earls of Lechsgemünde beginning in the late 12th century, and came under the control of the Archbishop of Salzburg in the 13th century.
2.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Burgruine Lavant, Lavant
60 min walk • Burgruine Lavant is a castle in Carinthia, Austria.
4.8 miNW
Architecture, Forts and castles
Liebburg, Lienz
122 min walk • Liebburg Castle was once the residential castle of the dynasty of Barons Wolkenstein-Rodenegg on the main square of the Austrian town of Lienz. It was built at the beginning of the 17th century and was the residence of the barons from about 1608 to...
4.8 miNW
46°49'40"N • 12°45'54"E
Dolomitencenter, Lienz
122 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4.6 miNW
Church
Martin Luther Church, Lienz
118 min walk • The Martin Luther Church in Lienz is the parish church of the Lutheran parish of Lienz. The parish belongs to the Evangelical Superintendency A. B. Carinthia and East Tyrol. The church is located on the northern bank of the Drava River at Amlacher...
5.2 miNW
Church
Sankt Andrae, Lienz
134 min walk • The Roman Catholic city parish church of Lienz to St. Andrä is located north of the city center on the Pfarrbichl at 692 meters above sea level. It is in the architectural core a Gothic building and was rebuilt several times during different epochs.
4 miN
Cemetery
Kosakenfriedhof, Lienz
102 min walk • The Peggetz Cossack Cemetery is located in the Peggetz district of Lienz, Austria. It was built from 1945 in the aftermath of the Lienz Cossack tragedy. It holds about 300 Cossacks in 28 graves. The cemetery is a protected monument.