Mühlwald

Muehlwald (Italian Selva dei Molini ) is a municipality with 1462 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in South Tyrol (Italy).

Geography

The community takes Muehlwald except the mouth area a the whole dehydrated from Mühlwalder Bach Mühlwalder valley of the Zillertal Alps. This branches in Molini di Tures (municipality Campo Tures ) from Campo Tures from, initially runs in a westerly direction and then bends northward to the Zillertal main ridge back from. The two larger rural settlements in the valley, and the numerous farmsteads and small hamlets are almost all on the orographic left, sun-exposed side of the valley. The municipal area is 104.52 km ².

At the entrance to the valley is the scattered settlement and municipality Group Außermühlwald. Approximately follows in the central valley - near the Mühlwaldsee - the main town on Muehlwald 1150-1250 m asl At the upper end of the valley -. Already after the bend in the valley to the north - is the fraction Lappach with his 1410-1450 m above sea level center.

About the end of the valley with the Neves Reservoir ( 1860 m ) rising pronounced and glaciated high peaks of the Zillertal main ridge, which forms the border with Austria, including the High Weißzint ( 3371 m), the Great Möseler ( 3480 m) and the Turner Kamp ( 3418 m). From the high Weißzint stroking a long side ridge to the south and later to the east, the last defines the Mühlwalder valley to valley Pfitscher, Pfunderer valley and the Val Pusteria out. On the other hand, assumes that Turnerkamp comb his debut, which separates the village in the north and north-east from Weißenbachtal, and finally dominates the entrance to the valley with the Speikboden massif.

All year round accessible Muehlwald is on the valley road, which opens in Molini di Tures in the Ahrntaler road that leads in turn to the south Val Pusteria Brunico in the room.

History

The "speaking " Place name of Muehlwald ("[ water ] mills in a wooded area " ) is attested as Walt Mullen, Mulenwalt and Mülbalt since about 1160.

The most important reason Lord in the Middle Ages and early modern period, the monastery was Sonnenburg.

Muehlwald and Lappach belonged to the end of the First World War for the judicial district Tures and were part of the district Brunico.

Economy

The service sector, including tourism and manufacturing industries were far unlike the other communities of the Valle Ahrntals only of relatively minor importance. For this reason, a large part of the labor force works outside the community.

Attractions

With the " power of water " theme paths were opened up, offered on a regular basis which guided walks. Beginning at hydroelectric power station on Muehlwald Mühlwalder See the theme takes you past old mills, at a bog with headwaters and subsequently through a gorge with a waterfall, before ending in Lappach at Neves reservoir.