Nature/Mountains Neustift im Stubaital
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History
Around 1000, the Stubaital was first mentioned in writing as Stupeia. By 1400, the district of Stubai was composed of five small communities: Telfes, Schönberg, Mieders, Fulpmes, and "im Tal" ("in the valley"). Place names in the region point to pre-Roman settlement. When Caesar Augustus and his legions pushed north in 15 BCE, the mountain people living here and their region were subjugated as the Roman province of Raetia. Subsequently, the Romans made an impact on the region through their administration and later through Christianization. During World War II, the Schutzstaffel (SS) had a mountaineering training centre in Neustift, where prisoners from the Dachau concentration camp were put to work.
Location and climate
Neustift is located 25 kilometres (15 miles) south of Innsbruck in the Stubaital or Stubai Valley. This broad valley is one of the most scenic in Tyrol.
Neustift im Stubaital consists of the following sections and villages: Kampl, Neder, Dorf, Scheibe, Milders, Oberberg, Stackler, Lehner, Schaller, Krössbach, Neugasteig, Gasteig, Volderau, Ranalt, und Mutterberg.
Mean annual temperature is 6 degree Celsius, annual precipitation is 958,9 mm. Rainfall is at its highest in June at 124,7 mm, at its lowest in December at 31,4 mm. It’s warmest in August, coolest in January.
Tourist attractions
In 1812 Neustift became an independent parish. Externally, St. George's Church, in the village centre, seems very plain. However, the interior is quite rich, decorated with frescos by well-known masters. The parish church is Tyrol's second-largest village church.
Surroundings
Located in the Stubai Valley, Neustift is the ideal place to spend holidays in winter and in summer. Only an hour’s drive from the city of Innsbruck and very close to the Stubai Glacier visitors will experience nature in all its beauty. The view from the 3210m “Top of Tyrol”- vantage point is fantastic especially in summer.
A walk along the “wild water trail” leads past subglacial streams and wild waterfalls. This unique hiking trail has only been opened in 2008.