🇮🇹 Völs am Schlern (Fiè allo Sciliar), often abbreviated to Völs, is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of the Schlern mountain, about 12 km (7 mi) east of Bolzano.
Geography The municipality of Völs am Schlern contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Blumau (Prato all'Isarco), Oberaicha (Aica di Sopra), Peterbühl, St. Anton (S. Antonio), Obervöls (Fiè di Sopra), Prösels (Presule), Prösler Ried (Novale di Presule), St. Kathrein (Santa Caterina), St. Konstantin (San Costantino), Ums (Umes), Unteraicha (Aica di Sotto), Untervöls (Fiè di Sotto), and Völser Ried (Novale di Fiè).
Völs am Schlern borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Karneid, Ritten and Tiers. Prösels Castle is also located in the municipality.
History The hamlet appears for the first time in the Carolingian period in a deed issued by king Arnolf in 888 named as „Fellis“, then located within the Bavarian duchy („in Bauuariae partibus sita inter montana“).
Coat-of-arms The emblem is party per cross, the first and the fourth are sable with central band of argent, the first represents a cross and the fourth a rose both on gules. The second and third a column of argent with an or crown on a gules background. The emblem is a combination of the insignias of three local families, the first and fourth the Knights of Völs and Prösels and the third the Count Colonna. The emblem was adopted in 1966.
Linguistic distribution According to the 2011 census, 94.92% of the population speak German, 4.46% Italian and 0.62% Ladin as first language.
Culture: Music Every summer Semper Music International Festival brings internationally renowned musicians and students from all over the world to Vōls am Schlern.
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Locations Near: Völs am Schlern 11.5,46.5167
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Antipodal to: Völs am Schlern -168.5,-46.517
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