The Tauferer Ahrntal is the valley system of the Ahr and lies in the extreme northeast South Tyrol. The deeply cut river valley is on the northwest side of the Zillertal Alps, on the southeast side of the Rieserferner Group and on the northeast side of the Hohe Tauern circumscribed.
Regions
The lower section of the valley from the mouth of the Ahr into the Rienz at Brunico in the Val Pusteria That’s all the way to Sand in Taufers Tauferer valley, the upper section of the valley from there to the source is that Ahrntal.
places
Sorted up the valley and from west to east.
- 1 Brunico: The districts belong to the city of Bruneck (frazioni)1 St. Georgen, 2 Reischach, 3 Dietenheim, 4 Webs, 5 Luns and 6 Aufhofen.
in the Tauferer valley:
- 2 Gais (South Tyrol) (840 m); The parliamentary groups belong to the municipality of Gais 7 Uttenheim (Villa Ottone) (840 m), 8 Mühlbach (Gais) (Rio Molino), 9 Tesselberg (Montassilone) and 10 Lanebach.
- 3 Mühlwald (1229 m); The districts belong to the municipality of Mühlwald 11 Lappach (1436 m) and 12 Ausermühlwald
- 4 Sand in Taufers (864 m); Belong to the municipality of Sand in Taufers 13 Mills in Taufers (857 m); 14 Rein in Taufers; 15 Kematen and 16 Ahornach (1400 m)
in the Ahrntal:
- 5 Ahrntal (Municipality), consisting of the places 17 Luttach (956 m); 18 , Weißenbach (1334 m); 19 St. Johann (1018 m); 20 Stone house (1054 m); 21 St. Jakob (1159 m); and 22 St. Peter (1345 m). The main town of the municipality is Steinhaus.
- 6 Prettau (1476 m) with the hamlet 23 Kasern (1595 m).
Other goals
background
language
Since the Ahrntal is part of South Tyrol, as in the rest of South Tyrol, German is spoken with a strong dialect. The dialect from the Ahrntal is also called "töldrarisch". As the region Trentino-South Tyrol Belonging to Italy since 1920, most of the locals have at least a little command of the Italian language.
getting there
By plane
The closest international airports are innsbruck, Verona, Venice, Munich. From the airports there is the possibility of connecting with shuttle buses to the region or continuing by train or rental car.
By train
The nearest train station is in Brunico. The north / south route runs through Innsbruck, Brenner, Bozen. The transfer station is usually Franzensfeste. The east / west route runs through Lienz, Innichen and Franzensfeste. From Bruneck (every 30 minutes during the day) you can continue your journey by bus or taxi.
In the street
Brenner motorway 
Exit Brixen, on the 
continue in the direction of Bruneck, then past Bruneck on the 
towards Tauferer-Ahrntal.
mobility
As already mentioned above, public transport is well developed, as is the case in all of South Tyrol. Buses run every half hour until Sundays (from the Oberhollenzer company, more information: linkBuses are also available for night owls.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Taufers Castle in Campo Tures
- 2 Prettau mine
- 3 Mining Museum Kornkasten Steinhaus
- 4 Mineral museum in St. Johann
- 5 Nativity Museum in Luttach
- 6 Pure waterfalls
Accommodations
1 Nature idyll Hochgall, Rein in Taufers 18, I-39032. Tel.: 39 0474 67 25 44.
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
Safety is not a problem in the entire valley, apart from the dangers of nature.
climate
literature
Web links
- Ahrntal tourist office: www.ahrntal.com;
