!!!Völs

Voels, Tirol, municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land, alt. 
592 m, pop. 7079 (pop. 1981: 5931), area 5.62 km%%sup 2/%, 
on the south bank of the River Inn, west of Innsbruck. - Residential 
home for mothers and children; mostly trade and crafts. - First 
documented mention around 1180; in 1848 Voels was an independent 
republic called "k. k. Republik Voels" for one week. 
-Late Baroque-Classicist former parish church (late Gothic core, 
rebuilt in 1785) with late Gothic mural painting, ceiling frescoes 
(1924); new parish church (1965-1967 by J. Lackner) built in the shape 
of a crown of thorns over a square ground plan; pilgrimage church atop 
the Blasiusberg Mountain (first documented mention in 1286, rebuilt in 
1733) with a bronze crucifix (1522).


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