Vals, Austria
Encyclopedia
Vals is a municipality in the southern Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol
with a population of 558 (2010), an area of 48,7 square kilometres.
in a valley with the same name, which branches off from the eastern side of Wipptal at Stafflach while at Sankt Jodok take place two valleys, the Schmirntal and the Valsertal. The valley belongs to the village and the south area borders to Italy. Under the municipility of Vals is the southern part of the village of Sankt Jodok. The valley stretches out to the Ziller Valley Alps (Zillertal
) for about seven kilometers and ends with the peaks Kaser, Olperer, Schrammacher and Hohe Wand. The valley is crossed by the stream Valser and its tributaries Alpeiner, Tscheisch and Paduaner.
and the First French Empire
.
In 1941 the entire valley was declared a nature reserve and despite this, in May 1942 during the Second World War, under the saddle Alpeiner at 2950 m., was bored a tunnel system for the extraction of molybdenum. Under the command of the Wehrmacht were used in the excavation prisoners of war and others to hard labour.
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
with a population of 558 (2010), an area of 48,7 square kilometres.
Geography
Vals is located 26 km southeast of InnsbruckInnsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
in a valley with the same name, which branches off from the eastern side of Wipptal at Stafflach while at Sankt Jodok take place two valleys, the Schmirntal and the Valsertal. The valley belongs to the village and the south area borders to Italy. Under the municipility of Vals is the southern part of the village of Sankt Jodok. The valley stretches out to the Ziller Valley Alps (Zillertal
Zillertal
The Zillertal is the biggest valley branching off the Inn valley in Tyrol, Austria drained by the river Ziller. It is surrounded by the strongly glaciated Zillertal Alps to the south and east, the lower grass peaks of the Kitzbühel Alps to the east and Tux Alps to the west...
) for about seven kilometers and ends with the peaks Kaser, Olperer, Schrammacher and Hohe Wand. The valley is crossed by the stream Valser and its tributaries Alpeiner, Tscheisch and Paduaner.
History
Origin
The region was once used by Roman farmers as pasture, and the first documented mention dates back to 1313, under the name "Valles" derived from the latin "Vallis”. From the Middle Ages was then extracted the marble used for the floors of the Imperial Palace and the Cathedral of Innsbruck. In 1809 the entire Wipptal and some adjacent valleys were the scene of the Battle of Bergisel between the Tyrolese against the Kingdom of BavariaKingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
and the First French Empire
First French Empire
The First French Empire , also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France...
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In 1941 the entire valley was declared a nature reserve and despite this, in May 1942 during the Second World War, under the saddle Alpeiner at 2950 m., was bored a tunnel system for the extraction of molybdenum. Under the command of the Wehrmacht were used in the excavation prisoners of war and others to hard labour.