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Marktgemeinde Matrei in Osttirol

Matrei in Osttirol (until the 20th century: Windisch-Matrei, often abbreviated Matrei i. O.) is a market town in the district of Lienz (East Tyrol) in Austria.

Sights
The most important sights in the municipal area of Matrei are the numerous churches and chapels, including the classicist Matrei Parish Church, the Romanesque St. Nicholas Church and the unusual rock chapel in the Gschlößtal. The village of Huben also has a larger church building, the Herz-Jesu-Kirche. In total, there are 41 churches, chapels and wayside shrines in the municipality. With the museum "Medaria" Matrei also has its own museum of local history with an exhibition of cultural-historical utensils and a collection of minerals.