Ãœberetsch

As Überetsch (Italian Oltradige ) is an area in South Tyrol is the west called the Adige. It is 200-500 m above sea level on the hills in the southwest of Bolzano, at the foot of the Mendel Pass (1363 m slm ) and the Gantkofels (1866 m asl ), and is bounded to the east by the Mitterberg from the lowlands.

The Überetsch includes the municipalities of Appiano and Caldaro and is the most important wine-growing region of South Tyrol. Together with the lowlands is the Überetsch the district community Überetsch sub country.

For the entire Überetsch there is a common community newsletter ( weekly ), a Raiffeisen bank and a section of the emergency service Weisses Kreuz.

Between 1898 and 1974, the Überetscher railway connected the area with Bolzano.

In Überetscher style country houses were built in 1550-1650. Typical is a large central hall around which group several smaller rooms. The hall is provided with arched windows. Often bay window or a loggia are available. Sophisticated wood paneling decorate and insulate the rooms. In Überetscher style to northern and southern elements combine.

In Überetsch is located on the border between Appiano and Caldaro at the foot of Gandberg a rock slide area, which is well developed towards the end of the last ice age. The rock debris from rhyolite cover an area of ​​over 1 km ², have a volume of a total of about 10 million cubic meters and are partly covered with forest. On this site you will find the ice holes of Appiano. The term " Gont " ( scree verhochdeutscht " Gand ") was later transferred to the built in area village.