Telfes

The sunniest place in the Stubai valley is surrounded by a romantic mountain- and natural landscape. Together with the glacier at the end of the valley is a unique storybook atmosphere guaranteed… Embedded southern exposure, the 1300-soul village Telfes has everything, what makes the holiday a special treat. The municipality lies at an altitude of 987 m ü. A. and has an area of 27,38 Square kilometers. The municipal area also includes large parts of the famous hiking- and ski area Schlick. A public transport connection is made through the Stubaital train on the route Innsbruck-Fulpmes. The larch forests of the Telfer Wiesen with a stop for Stubaitalbahn are a popular destination

Finds from the Early Bronze Age show from an early colonization of the Telfer area. The place name derives from an Indo-European root "tellevo", which translates as "usable floor" means, from. First records of the place was 1133 as Telves. Here was the seat of the court for the Stubai Valley, before he 1690 was moved to bodice. The blacksmith trade since 1541 documentary evidence. Later still came the production of iron to, which promoted the richness of the place. Even today, evidenced by numerous illustrations of iron producers in the old farms of the place of this, them talk glücksbringenden Tradition.