Villnöß
Funes (Italian Funes ) is a municipality with 2599 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012), in the homonymous valley ( Villnößtal ) in South Tyrol (Italy). It includes the villages of St. Peter, St. Magdalena, Teis, St. Valentine, St. Jacob and Coll. The majority of the population speak German ( 97.69 %), while a smaller part is Italian ( 1.99% ) and Ladin (0.32 %) ( as of 2011). St. Peter is the capital of the municipality.
Funes is part of the Alpine Pearls network, which focuses on environmentally friendly and sustainable mobility. The main industry is tourism in Funes.
Geography
Funes is the name for the whole valley, not a single village. The Villnößtal extends in an east-west direction and flows north from Klausen Eisacktal. It is drained by the Villnößer creek and bounded on the north and east by the Peitlerkofelgruppe with the Aferer Geisler and on the south by the Geisler group. It is about 24 km long and has a maximum altitude of 2490 m. This orientation of the valley and its special geological structure, which is characterized by the superposition of geologically younger rock formations and the older Quarzphylit that shape the landscape and settlement patterns.
The Puez- Geisler was expanded in 1999 and now covers an area of approximately 10,200 ha on 26 June 2009, UNESCO adopted the limestone mountains of the Dolomites with the Odle on the list of 199 most beautiful landscapes in the world.
History
Generally
Stone Age Bronze Age Iron Age: 5000 Prior BC If little is known about the valley. From 5000 BC to spread even there, the crop and livestock farming. From this time Flint tips were found among the flagellants. From the Bronze Age and Iron Age remains have been found mainly in St. Petersburg and in Teis.
Colonization: Funes was settled by Rhaetians, Romansh and Germans. This colonization can also be detected in other valleys of the Dolomites.
History of Funes: Funes was part of the original parish Albeins, together with Lajen, Gufidaun, Val Gardena and Kolfuschg. In the main town of St. Peter their own church was built in 1029 and the site also got its own pastor. In a document appeared in 1058 for the first time the name Funes on, while there were different spellings ( Valnes, Volnes, Volnez ... ). The origin of the place name is probably Funes Ladin word " Villes nöes ", which means as much as " new village ". Teis was first mentioned in 1157 as Tisis and also by Teis, there were several cases: Tys, Tays, Theiss, Thaiss and Theiss. Around 1500 AD, sat down, due to the many Bavarian immigrants, the German language by and there was the Villnösser dialect, but in which can also derive many words from the Romanche. 1505 Funes was detached from Albeins and received the first pastor.
Establishment of community Funes: 1810 municipalities Funes, Gufidaun and Teis were built under Bavarian rule. Austria confirmed this in 1817. Gufidaun and Teis were merged in 1854, but separated 15 years later. Teis remained a separate municipality until 1929, but was then connected as a fraction of Funes.
Ranuihof
At the end of the valley lies the historical Ranuihof. The farm is a former hunting hunting. He served in the 17th century the merchants of Jenner in Klausen as a hunting lodge. They brought it into the present form. The Ranuihof is at the foot of Odle and marks the end of the valley. The noble seat depict hunting scenes are seen equipped with numerous murals. The frescoes of the Ansitzes were restored in 1983.
Attractions
A landmark in Funes is the Nature Park House was built in 2009 Puez Geisler. Since the Funes Valley offers excellent access to Puez- Geisler, this valley was chosen as the site. The purpose of the Nature Park House is to inform the visitors about the park Puez and to arouse interest for it.
The Church of St. Magdalena is located, as the name suggests in St. Magdalena. Many legends have grown around the naming and development of the Church. According to a legend, a small statue of St. Magdalena was after a heavy storm, stranded by Fopal Bachl and exactly at this point then the church was built. Even today, perched miracle that picture in the church of St. Magdalene.
Another attraction is the parish church of St. Peter. It is located in the center of the village and can be reached by a steep staircase. The church was the Apostles Peter and Paul, consecrated in 1801. Because of their size and their rich Baroque features, it is also called " Cathedral in the Tale". The bell tower stands at a height of 65 meters and an onion -shaped dome next to the church.
Today
St. Magdalena