| Fiè allo Sciliar | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Trentino Alto Adige | |
| Territory | South Tyrol | |
| Altitude | 880 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 43.96 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 3.539 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Fieesi / Völser | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0471 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 39050 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Fiè allo Sciliar (Völs am Schlern in German) is a city of Trentino Alto Adige.
To know
Its population is mostly native German speakers (94.92%); 4.46% of the Italian language; the Ladins are 0.62%.
How to orient yourself
Fiè allo Sciliar: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its municipal territory also includes the villages of Aica di Sopra / Oberaicha, Aica di Sotto / Unteraicha, Fiè di Sopra / Obervöls, Fiè di Sotto / Untervöls, Novale di Fiè / Völserried, Novale di Presule / Pröslerried, Passo / Steg, Peterbühel , Prato all'Isarco / Blumau, Presule / Prösels, San Costantino / St. Konstantin, Santa Caterina / St. Kathrein, Sant'Antonio / St. Anton and Umes / Ums.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Bolzano-Dolomites Airport (IATA: BZO) (6 km from the center of Bolzano), ☎ 39 0471 255 255, fax: 39 0471 255 202.
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from Lugano is Rome with Etihad Regional (by Darwin Air). At certain times of the year, the Lauda Air company connects the city with Vienna once a week. On the other hand, charter flights are more numerous. - 2 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
- 3 Brescia Airport (D'Annunzio), Via Aeroporto 34, Montichiari (Connections with Brescia airport are guaranteed by public transport via the bus. The stop a Brescia city is located at the bus station (number 23), while that of the airport is at the front of the terminal. There are also connections to the city of Verona via bus / shuttle line 1), ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected]. Charter only
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from By bus
Public bus transport services in South Tyrol are managed by SAD [1]
Public bus transport services in South Tyrol are managed by SAD How to get around
What see
The castle of Presule
- 1 Presule Castle (Schloss Proesels). It is a splendid example of Gothic art, and its creation dates back to the time of Maximilian I of Habsburg in 1517, as written above the entrance portal. In reality, the lords of Fiè, administrators of the bishops of Bressanone, built the manor as early as 1200. The most famous owner was Count Leonhard von Völs (1458-1530), who lived in the heyday of the castle.
- The South Tyrolean poet Oswald von Wolkenstein also stayed there for some time.
- In Italian it is sometimes referred to as Castel Colonna. This is because the Völs (Fiè), at a certain point, under Leonardo II, began to add the surname Colonna to their own for reasons that are not clearly known.
- From 1804 to 1978 the castle changed ownership several times and experienced some periods of decline followed also by periods of restoration. In the end, however, he was left to himself.
- Only in 1981 a group of enthusiasts founded the Kuratorium Schloss Prösels S.r.l., and thus began the renovation works that lasted until 1982.
- In the summer months, guided tours can be made. In addition, numerous events are often held there. The castle houses a collection of weapons and armor; a collection of paintings formerly from the "Batzenhäusl" restaurant in Bolzano; a collection of modern paintings.
- A loggia with pointed arches in which some frescoes have been preserved makes a fine show in the courtyard. The complex also displays a medieval-era powder magazine.
- Church of Santa Maria Assunta (Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt). It is the parish church of the town.
- The 12th century Romanesque building was remodeled in Gothic style after a fire in 1440. The current church is the result of a 16th century reconstruction
- Parish Museum, ☎ 39 0471 725087.
free. It is set up in the ancient imiterial chapel of San Michele. There are preserved objects of sacred art from the churches in the area. - Archaeological Museum. free. Also located in the cemetery chapel of San Michele, in local sites on the ground floor, it collects artifacts from the Peterbühel area that cover a time span from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages.
free. It is set up in the ancient imiterial chapel of San Michele. There are preserved objects of sacred art from the churches in the area.Sites of environmental interest
The Sciliar seen from the Alpe di Siusi
- Sciliar nature park (Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten). It is a natural area of 6,796 hectares in the western Dolomites chain and includes territories of the municipalities of Castelrotto, Tires and Fiè allo Sciliar. The nature park was established in 1974, the first of the seven parks in South Tyrol, and together with the landscape protection area of the Alpe di Siusi it forms a large natural area. Two of its most famous peaks are the Santner point and the Euringer point.
- The Sciliar (Schlern) has as its highest point the Petz mountain, with its 2,563 meters above sea level. Since 2003 also the Catinaccio (Rosengarten) 2,981 m is part of the natural area.
- The main refuges are the Bolzano Refuge (2,450 m) and the Alpe di Tires Refuge (2,440 m). Lake Fiè is included in the park.
- Near the Baths of Lavina Bianca (Weißlahnbad), in the municipality of Tires, the "Steger Säge Information Center", the park's visitor center, set up inside an old water mill that operated a hydraulic sawmill, which has been operating since from the distant 1598 until the end of the 1950s.
- In addition to this visitor center, there is an information point (Infostelle Völser Weiher) at Lake Fiè.
- Inside the park the fauna present is varied and includes squirrels, hawks, marmots and other species. In the semi-free state, however, there are horse, cow and goat farms.
The lake of Fiè
- Lake of Fiè (Völser Weiher). The Lake of Fiè (Völser Weiher in German) is a small alpine lake located on the plateau of Fiè at 1036; surrounded by fir trees, it is located at the foot of the Sciliar massif and Punta Santner. : It is fed by a spring that was called "blood of the Sciliar" (Schlernblut), due to its location in an area where propitiatory rites and animal sacrifices were performed in prehistoric times. : About half of the lake is occupied by a reed bed (biotope of the Lake of Fiè).
- The artificial lake - To the west, about ten minutes on foot, there is a second small lake of artificial origin, the creation of which is due to Leonhard I von Völs, castellan of the Tyrol and captain of the Atesina region. The pond was created for carp breeding and for irrigation of the fields below. Even today it is possible to practice sport fishing.
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Around
Itineraries
- Castles of South Tyrol - A journey to discover the South Tyrolean manors which, born for military purposes, later became largely refined stately homes, centers of culture, examples of fine architecture, testimony to the greatness of the families who built them.
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