!!!Volders

Volders, Tirol, municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land, alt. 
558 m, pop. 3,549 (2,822 in 1981), area 32.42 km%%sup 2/%, 
residential municipality (people commute mainly to Wattens) at the 
confluence of Voldertalbach stream and Unterinn river. - Municipal 
hall, library, Friedberg Castle entertainment centre, Servite convent 
with Oberstufenrealgymnasium secondary school, Volderwildbad medicinal 
spring (spa documented in 1463, buildings from the 19%%sup th/%  and 
20%%sup th/%  centuries, bathing activities discontinued); building 
construction industry, sanitary installations production, steel 
construction, numerous business enterprises. - Largest cremation grave 
site of the urnfield cultures in the Tyrol at the western border of 
the village, remains of a settlement from the late Iron Age and finds 
from the Roman era at the "Himmelreich" (excavations from 
1955, today an open air museum); Gothic parish church with late Gothic 
chancel, enlarged 1963-1965 by C. Holzmeister; Servite Convent 
(1692-1698) with Baroque church (founded in 1620 by H.  Guarinonius, 
consecration in 1654), Rococo interior, dome fresco and altarpiece of 
high altar (1769) by M. Knoller, Rococo pulpit and wrought iron grill 
(17-18 century); Friedberg Castle (documented mention in 1268), keep 
(13%%sup th/%  century), "Gothic room" with late Gothic 
tracery (around 1500), fresco (around 1510) in the knights´ 
hall; Renaissance estate at Aschach (1576-86); Hauzenheim estate 
(today a youth home).

!Literature
W. Koefler, Chronik von Volders, 1973; H. Moser (ed.), 
Volders. eine Wanderung durch 3 Jahrtausende, 1984.


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