The counts' market settlement (burgum), laid out on the valley floor in the late twelfth century where the Isel meets the Drava, with the castle of Lienz at Patriasdorf above it.
Mainly a settlement of ministeriales: citizens are first mentioned in 1237 and town status in 1242. A mint is attested from about 1200 (not pinned to before 1 January).
Who holds it
- Name
- The counts of Gorizia
- Title
- Lords
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
The counts of Gorizia.
How things stand that morning
The counts' burgum and castle, not yet a town.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: German Wikipedia (Lienz).
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.