Graun in Vinschgau

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Graun in Vinschgau
(Italian: Curon Venosta )
coat of arms
Coat of arms of Graun in Vinschgau
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Graun im Vinschgau in South Tyrol - Positionskarte.svg
State : Italy
Region : Trentino-South Tyrol
Province : Bolzano - South Tyrol
District community : Vinschgau
Inhabitants :
(VZ 2011 / 31.12.2019) 		2,423 / 2,386
Language groups :
(according to 2011 census ) 		97.34% German
2.66% Italian
0.00% Ladin
Coordinates 46 ° 48 '  N , 10 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 48 '  N , 10 ° 33'  E
Altitude : 1.449– 3738  m slm (center: 1520  m slm )
Surface: 210.06 km²
Permanent settlement area: 11.2 km²
Parliamentary groups : Graun , Langtaufers , Reschen , St. Valentin on the Haide
Neighboring municipalities: Kaunertal (A), Mals (I), Nauders (A), Pfunds (A), Sent (CH), Sölden (A), Valsot (CH)
Postal code : 39027
Area code : 0473
ISTAT number: 021027
Tax number: 00380670216
Mayor  (2015): Heinrich Noggler ( SVP )

Graun im Vinschgau ( Italian Curon Venosta ) is an Italian municipality with 2386 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in South Tyrol at the triangle Italy - Austria  - Switzerland .

geography

View over the Haidersee to St. Valentin, in the background the exit of the Langtaufer valley

Graun im Vinschgau is with 210.06 km² the fourth largest municipality in South Tyrol. It is located in the Vinschger Oberland in the extreme north-west of the province on the border with Austria and Switzerland or the state of Tyrol and the canton of Graubünden . The three largest villages in the municipality - St. Valentin on the Haide ( 1472  m ), the eponymous administrative seat Graun ( 1520  m ) and Reschen am See ( 1525  m ) - are located in the uppermost section of the Adige Valley south of the Reschen Pass ( 1507  m ). At the Reschenpass, a transition of the main Alpine ridge , the Etsch rises , which flows in a southerly direction and first crosses the Reschensee ( 1498  m ) and then the Haidersee ( 1450  m ). Since the Italian-Austrian border on the Reschenpass is not exactly aligned with the watershed, the municipality also includes areas of the northern pass ramp , which is drained from the Valmiurbach towards the Inn .

The eastern part of the municipality reaches far into the Ötztal Alps , which are divided into Weißkamm , Nauderer Berge and Planeiler Berge . The area of which is divided Vallelunga which the Karlinbach is crossed and the fraction Langtaufers (1500- 1915  m offers) space. The most important peaks surrounding the Langtauferer Tal include the Weißkugel ( 3738  m ), the Langtauferer Spitze ( 3528  m ), the Weißseespitze ( 3498  m ), the Hintere Hintereisspitze ( 3485  m ), the Äußere Bärenbartkogel ( 3473  m ) and the Klopaierspitze ( 2918  m ).

The western part of the municipality includes mountain areas that are assigned to the Sesvenna group. This area is accessed through the Rojental , in which the hamlet Rojen ( 2000  m ) is located. The Piz Lad ( 2808  m ) and the Elferspitze ( 2926  m ) are among the highest Grauner peaks in the Sesvenna group .

Attractions

Reschensee with church tower
  • The Reschensee is the largest lake in South Tyrol. It is best known for the steeple of the old Graun parish church of St. Katharina, which protrudes from the lake.
  • On the Plamort plateau above the Reschenpass there are remains of the fascist Vallo Alpino with bunkers and an anti-tank barrier.

politics

Mayor since 1952:

  • Paul Spechtenhauser: 1952–1956
  • Johann Stecher: 1956–1960
  • Karl Stecher: 1960–1969
  • Paul Spechtenhauser: 1969–1973
  • Karl Stecher: 1973–1990
  • Albrecht Plangger : 1990-2010
  • Heinrich Noggler: since 2010

education

Graun im Vinschgau is the seat of a German-speaking school district . This includes four primary schools in the municipality (in Graun, Langtaufers, Reschen and St. Valentin) and a middle school in St. Valentin . An “adventure school” in Langtaufers is also connected to the Sprengel.

traffic

For motor traffic , Graun im Vinschgau is primarily opened up by the SS 40 , which runs through the municipality in a north-south direction and continues in Austria as the B 180 .

Personalities from Graun

Sports

The Schöneben ski area is located in the municipality and also includes the Haideralm ski area , which was independent until 2017. Until 2014 there was also the small Maseben ski area in Langtaufers .

  • Today's place Graun

  • St. Anne's Chapel

  • New parish church of St. Catherine

  • View of the ten , part of the Rojen "sundial"

  • Church tower of Alt-Graun in the Reschensee

  • Graun with a new parish church

Trivia

  • The Kastelruther Spatzen used the church tower in Reschensee as a backdrop for the video for the song Atlantis of the Mountains .
  • The location is the setting for the Italian Netflix series Curon , which was released on June 10, 2020. There is a supernatural curse surrounding the bell tower and Lake Reschen.

Web links

Commons : Graun im Vinschgau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The mayors of the South Tyrolean municipalities since 1952. (PDF; 15 MB) In: Festschrift 50 Years of the South Tyrolean Association of Municipalities 1954–2004. Association of South Tyrolean municipalities, pp. 139–159 , accessed on November 16, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Graun school district. South Tyrolean Citizens' Network , accessed on April 26, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Maseben in Vinschgau: no winter operation. Südtirol News, November 18, 2014, archived from the original on December 2, 2014 ; accessed on November 23, 2014 .