!!!Thüringen

Thueringen, Voralberg, in the municipality of Bludenz, 
alt. 573 m, pop. 2,032 (in 1981: 
pop. 1,691 ), area 5.67 km%%sup 2/%, situated in 
the Walgau Valley, at the end of the Grosses Walsertal Valley. - Metal 
works (mounting devices), carpet weaving, woodworking, some summer 
tourism. Parish church (documented mention in 842 as a royal church in 
"Turingos"), today´s structure built between 1712 and 
1714; Gothic St. Anna´s church (built in 1509, Baroque 
alterations in 1644) with late Gothic fresco (around 1509) and 
interior from the 17%%sup th/%  century.

!Literature
F. H. Erne (revised edition), Der Obere Walgau, 1959.


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