Ratschings

Racines (Italian Racine ) is a municipality in South Tyrol (Italy). In terms of area Racines is the largest municipality of the district community Wipptal. Racines has 4388 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). The administrative center is the village bar in addition to Racines.

Special attraction of the municipality of Racines are the South Tyrol Museum of Mining at the Schneeberg, the Baroque castle Wolfsthurn in Mareit with the South Tyrol Museum of Hunting and Fishing, the Gilfenklamm, a natural monument of great beauty, as well as the hidden castle ruins in the forest Reifenegg.

Geography

The municipality of Racines extends over an area of ​​203.50 km ² in a valley system in the north of South Tyrol. This includes the Ridnauntal, the first branches off to the west at Sterzing from Wipptal and later into leads northwest into the mountains. In addition to numerous smaller side valleys also includes two larger and inhabited to the municipality: the Racines and the Jaufental, even at the entrance of Ridnauntals take both its beginning and - separated by a wooded ridge - strike to the southwest.

The village settlements in Racines spread across seven fractions, which in turn comprise several hamlets and farmhouses themselves. The first fraction at the entrance of Ridnauntals on the south bank of the Ridnauner Bach - The North Shore is still part of a strip of territory of the city Sterzing - is Gasteig. A little further up the valley, on the northern sun-exposed side of the valley, there is Telfes. Further west follows, again located on the valley floor, Mareit. Ridnaun finally occupies the rearmost sections of the valley. Right at Gasteig branches, the dehydrated from Jaufentalbach Jaufental from the south. There, the hamlets and farmhouses distribute the fraction Jaufental. Opposite Telfes is the entrance of the Ratschingstals. There, the fraction is addition Racines with the community center in the hamlet rod ( 970-980 m asl ), near the Gilfenklamm and the mouth of the Ratschinger Bach in the Bach Ridnauner. The settlements further into the valley belong to Innerratschings.

All three main valleys are surrounded by high mountain ranges, which are mainly to the Stubai Alps and small parts counted (on the south side of Jaufentals ) to the Sarntaler Alps. The Ridnauntal the north side bounding mountains form the Aggls - Rosskopf comb. This will take place on Sterzinger mountain, Rosskopf ( 2189 m), his first collection, continues to be Telfer White ( 2588 m) and the weather peak ( 2706 m), which fall on the north side to the part of the municipality burner Pflerschtal, and finally ends at the Agglsspitze ( 3196 m) and the Western Feuerstein ( 3245 m) on the Stubai main ridge. To the west of Flint located on the Austrian- Italian border on the Ridnauner valley of the Red ridge ( 3099 m) and - the Übeltalferner outstanding - the highest peak in the municipality of Racines: Wild Freiger ( 3418 m), Wilder Pfaff ( 3456 m), Sonklarspitze ( 3463 m ) and black wall peak ( 3354 m). On the Black Wandspitze heading south triggers a branched subgroup of the Stubai Alps, the western and south the Ridnau and Ratschingstal of pass eggs and the municipality of Racines moss and St. Leonhard separates. Significant peaks of this subgroup are the Botzer ( 3250 m ), its highest peak, the Ratschinger White ( 2818 m), east of the Racines and Ridnauntal branches separating side comb at, as well as the High Cross peak ( 2743 m), the steeply over the northern side of the valley of towering eggs pass. East of the High Kreuzspitze run the Ratschingstal the south- bounding mountains gently to Jaufenpass ( 2094 m) down, which represents the transition from the Stubai Alps to the Sarntaler Alps. The part of the municipality of Racines part Sarntaler Alps limited Jaufental the south side and is divided by several short side valleys. Here, among other things, the Jaufenspitze ( 2480m ) rise directly above the Jaufenpass, the Sarner White Horn ( 2705 m) on the southern border to the municipality and the Sarn Valley Zinseler ( 2422 m) on the eastern border to the municipality free field.

History

Even before the Roman period the area was settled, as evidenced by archaeological finds. The settlement of the valleys was probably only from the 6th century by the Bavarians. From the 12th century there documentary evidence of the place names. Telfes in Ridnauntal is the oldest settlement and is already in the 9th century evidence. In Ridnauntal played in the Middle Ages the ore mining on Schneeberg a big role and shaped the lives of people significantly.

In 1929 the municipalities of Racines, Ridnaun, Mareit, Jaufental and Telfes by government arrangement the greater community Racines were together

Attractions

• Wolfsthurn Castle, a baroque palace complex in the fraction Mareit
• St. Magdalena, Gothic church with precious altars
• Castle ruins Reifenegg
• Gilfenklamm, a deeply carved in white marble rock gorge near the hamlet of rod

Economy

In the region, tourism plays a significant role. The tourism is one every year around 350,000 overnight stays. Guests come in summer and in winter. There are many hiking trails, the skiing area Racines -Giovo and Ridnaun a biathlon center. Almost 400 farms, most as a part-time farming, working in the livestock and dairy industry. In addition, nearly 60 smaller craft and manufacturing operations as well as 130 restaurants, guesthouses and hotels. together.

Pictures

Gilfenklamm

Summary table at Jaufenpass with the Racines ski area