Franzensfeste

Also known as Fortezza

Franzensfeste (; ) is a comune and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is named after the large Franzensfeste Fortress erected from 1833 to 1838 and Franzensfeste station is also known as an important railway hub.

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Franzensfeste is a small village in South Tyrol, northern Italy, named after a fortress built in the 1830s that still stands there today. The village is notable as an important railway hub, making it a significant transportation point in the region.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Franzensfeste
Italian comune.official_name: Gemeinde FranzensfesteComune di Fortezza
Italian comune.image_skyline: Lago di Fortezza.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Franzensfeste Fortress and Reservoir
Italian comune.image_shield: Fortezza (Italia)-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.province: South Tyrol
Italian comune.frazioni: Grassstein (Pradisopra), Mittewald (Mezzaselva)
Italian comune.mayor: Thomas Klapfer SVP
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 61.74
Italian comune.population_total: 972
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2013
Italian comune.population_demonym

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Geography
History
Origin
Fortress
Coat-of-arms
Society
Linguistic distribution
References
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==Geography== thumb|left|Wipptal at Franzensfeste Franzensfeste is located in the southern Wipptal valley on the Eisack river, about south of Sterzing and north of Brixen. The settlement is situated on the western side of the valley, at the Sachsenklemme narrow where it is only a few hundred meters wide, along with the Brenner Railway line and the state road SS12 while the Autostrada A22 (Brenner Highway), running elevated on the same side, pass through the lake in its northern part entering a tunnel on the opposite side; the state road cross than the Eisack river nearby the railway station due north. The valley is confined by the Zillertal Alps in the northeast and the Sarntal Alps in the southwest, rising up to the Tagewaldhorn peak at .