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From Schloss Bruck one can visit     34  The Memorial to the Tyrolean
                                        33  the historical inn “Gribelehof”.   Freedom Fights was erected in
                                      Like everyone living outside the   1910. The square forms a funnel
                                      walls of Lienz, the “Gribler” peop-  shape towards the Schweizergas-
                                      le  had to  do  unpaid  labour  under   se. Economically speaking, artisan
                                      lordly rule. The inhabitants of the   crafts and trade played the most
                                      “Gribelehof”  were  obliged  to  re-  important role here. A remarkable
                                      move snow and manure from the   amount of tanneries, one of which
                                      castle. The little room with wooden   is still active in this very alley, were
                                      panelling from 1771 is well worth a   located here. The Schweizergasse
                                      visit.                     still seems rather ancient. The wes-
                                                                 tern part in particular consists of a
                                             Return to Schweizergasse or   remarkable ensemble of 15th/16th
                                      Egger-Lienz-Platz. – Aside from the fastest
                                      connection via Schlossgasse, there is the   century  houses.  The  typical  Lienz
                                      possibility of taking a walk through the sha-  city house is a simple, elongated,
                                      ded Alleestraße and Gartengasse.  entirely plastered, solid building
                                                                 with the roof ridge running paral-
                                                                 lel to the street. The house layout,
                                             Continuation of main route
                                                                 with the hallway in the middle or to
                                                                 the side, resulted in a practical di-
                                      Schweizergasse (Swiss Alley) –   vision of rooms. Rooms branched
                                      In the area of the Dominican con-  from the hallway. The rooms facing
                                      vent, we cross the place where, for   the sun were usually used as work-
                                      centuries, two fairs lasting 14 days   shops or shops.
                                      each were held.































                                      Inauguration of the memorial to the Tyrolean freedom fights in Schweizergasse in 1910.

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