Schnals

Schnals ( Senales Italian ) is a municipality with 1295 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in South Tyrol (Italy ) and is situated in a side of the Vinschgau. Is through the fins Schnalstal from Schnalser Bach.

Attractions

  • ArcheoParc Schnals in Unserfrau ( Ötzi documentation)
  • Charterhouse " Allerengelberg " in Karthaus: The monastery was founded in 1326 and abandoned in 1782. The present village of Karthaus originated within the walls of the monastery. Prior's house, cloister (exhibitions by local artists ), the circular wall of the monastery and the former monastery church of St. Anna are still preserved.
  • Baroque pilgrimage church in Unserfrau with cemetery ( grave markers made ​​of copper and bronze by Friedrich Gurschler and Martin Rainer )
  • A part of the municipality is part of the Texel Group Nature Park
  • Schnalstaler Gletscherbahn in Maso Corto, highest cable car in South Tyrol ( 2011-3211 m), at the top station there is a large panoramic terrace with views of the Hochjochferner, the Ortler Alps and the Ötztal Alps, furthermore there is an exhibition about glaciers, a Ötzi Show Gallery which documented the discovery of the ice mummy.
  • Vernago Reservoir at Vernago
  • The sheep drive in the Ötztal Alps, a immatrielles heritage of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO
  • Fraction Katharinaberg with several historical buildings
  • Tisenhof 1306 documentary called mountain farm in the fraction Unserfrau above the Vernago Reservoir
  • Finailhof, formerly Kornhof Europe 's highest in the fraction Unserfrau
  • Marchegghof post with memory from the late 16th century in the fraction Unserfrau

Infrastructure

There are primary schools in the villages Katharinaberg, Karthaus and our women and children in Karthaus and Our woman. There is also a library. The seat of the municipality is Karthaus.

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