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Municipality in Tyrol, Austria
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Kals am Großglockner is in East Tyrol, Austria. Kals is on the border of the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern and the main starting point for climbs on Austria's highest mountain, Großglockner. Kals is also a skiing resort.
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Pfarrkirche hl. Rupert, Kals am Großglockner
The church was built in 1439, with Classicist alterations made between 1818 and 1821. It is dedicated to Saint Rupert and is surrounded by the Kals Cemetery .
By car from Huben in the Matrei Valley. Kals is the last Village in the valley, it is at the end of a dead end road.
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