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Virgen is a municipality in the Austrian state of Tyrol, district of Lienz (East Tyrol). It includes parts of the Virgen Valley in the Venediger Group, extensive parts of the municipal area are also located in the Hohe Tauern National Park. The settlement history of Virgen dates back to around 500 BC, with copper mining playing a major role.

Among the most important sights in the municipality of Virgen are the numerous churches and chapels, which are located in all fractions, but also in some hamlets and individual homesteads. The late Gothic pilgrimage church of Our Lady Maria Snow in Obermauern is well-known beyond the municipal area.