Valzifenztal
The Valzifenztal is a valley in the municipality of St. Gallenkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and is located at the end of the Montafon towards the border with Switzerland , which u. a. runs over the Schlappiner Spitze / Schlappinerjoch .
The Valzifenztal begins below the Augstenberg and runs largely from south to north towards Gargellen . At the Vergalda district, the Valzifenztal meets the Vergaldatal (Vergaldental) and ends here. The Valzifenzbach runs through the Valzifenztal with a length of around 7 km, which has its origin at the Großer See (approx. 2330 m above sea level ) below the Augstenberg ( 3230 m above sea level ).
Word meaning
The designation Valzifenztal should mean windy valley or cold valley (uncertain derivation) and go back to the very cold southerly wind, which is sometimes strong here, and which passes through the valley. In Vorarlberg, the name Valzifenz can only be found in connection with this valley (e.g. Valzifenzalpe, Valzifenzturm, Valzifenzjoch, Valzifenzgrat).
history
The Schlappinerjoch is a very old connecting pass between the Alpine Rhine Valley / Walgau and Switzerland and Italy . The Via Valtellina leads through the Valzifenz Valley from Gargellen over the Schlappinerjoch to Klosters in Switzerland. The alpine economic development and temporary settlement of the valley probably took place long before the 14th century (alpine letter from 1464). The lower Valzifenzalpe has belonged to farmers from the Walgau (so-called Blumenegger , nickname in Gargellen: "d 'Schnapfa") for over 500 years .
On May 11, 1608, an alpine letter about the Alprecht Valzifenz in the Montafon in St. Gallenkirch is sealed , set up by the alpine companions who are settled in Bludesch, Thuringia and Ludesch and named by name .
Hans Adam Salamon, subordinate and judge of the city and rulership of Bludenz, ruled on July 30, 1648 at the Märzengericht in market disputes between the Alp comrades of the Alpe Valzifenz and the Alpe Gargellen.
In 1964, the transfer of the Valzifenz, Vergaldner and Garnerabaches to the Vermunt reservoir of Vorarlberger Illwerke was put into operation.
Alp
The Alpe Valzifenz has an area of 1396 ha and lies between 1490 m above sea level. A. and 2460 m above sea level. A. The pasture area is 302 ha and the alp is stocked with around 250 young cattle every year. The municipality of Bludesch is the largest pasture owner on the Alpe. In 2006 the former Alpine interest group became the “Agricultural Community Valzifenz”.
The upper Valzifenzalpe has been abandoned.
Waters and geology
The Valzifenztal is about 6 km (as the crow flies) long and is traversed by the Valzifenzbach, which has several sources below the Augstenberg or Valzifenz ridge. The main branch of the Valzifenzbach is derived from the Großer See below the Augstenberg. Due to the transfer of most of the water from the Valzifenzbach in the inner Valzifenztal to the Vermunt reservoir, which was completed in 1964, the Valzifenzbach only carries a residual amount of water through most of the valley .
In the rearmost Valzifenztal there are diabase ducts . They break through their host rock at an angle and are 280 million years old.
Hiking, mountain biking
The former Via Valtellina runs from Tirano ( Veltlin ) over the Berninapass , Scalettapass to Davos , Klosters-Platz, Schlappin and over the Schlappiner Joch into the Montafon to Schruns . This route was an important link in cross-border trade between Italy and Austria and southern Germany until the middle of the 19th century.
In summer, guided hikes from Gargellen to Klosters (Switzerland) are offered. In winter snowshoeing in the Valzifenz Valley. The route is also popular with mountain bikers.
Well-known destinations for hikes are the Schlappinerspitze ( 2442 m above sea level ), Paschianikopf ( 2520 m above sea level ), Schlappiner Grat ( 2430 m above sea level ), Rotbühelspitze ( 2853 m above sea level ) or the Vergaldener Schneeberg .
In winter there is sometimes an increased risk of avalanches in the Valifenz valley (mean annual precipitation is 1450 mm).
The customs huts to be found in the area of the transition to Switzerland also indicate the route that was once important for smugglers . The former smuggling activities and routes are now also being marketed for tourism.
Say
There is a legend about the Valifenz valley with the Valzifenz Wieble, who tended pigs. Also after the alp season on the day of the elevation of the cross in the Alpe Valzifenz a Butz is said to be up to mischief. In some cases similar behavior was ascribed to him as the Valzifenzer Wieble.
Web links
Remarks
- ^ Warmes Tal (according to: Vorarlberg , Panico Alpinverlag, p. 180).
- ↑ The Valley of the Wind ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Bludesch community, last accessed on September 25, 2017.
- ↑ Vorarlberg , Panico Alpinverlag, p. 180.
- ↑ The Valley of the Wind ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Bludesch community, last accessed on September 25, 2017.
- ↑ Documents on Valzifenz in the Vorarlberger Landesarchiv in the European document archive Monasterium.net .
- ↑ Document: Valzifenz, Alpe 619 in the European document archive Monasterium.net .
- ↑ The Valley of the Wind ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Bludesch community, last accessed on September 25, 2017.
- ^ Judith Maria Rollinger and Robert Rollinger, Montafon 1 , p. 37.
- ↑ Alois Kieser, Hydrological Basics of the Plants and Projects of Vorarlberger Illwerke Aktiengesellschaft, Bregenz , p. 3.
- ↑ The Valzifenzer Wieble , Sagen.at.
- ^ Franz Josef Vonbun, Contributions to German Mythology , Chur 1862, p. 75 f.
Coordinates: 46 ° 56 ′ 57.4 " N , 9 ° 54 ′ 43" E