Völs am Schlern

Völs am Schlern (German pronunciation: [fœls am ˈʃlɛrn]; Italian: Fiè allo Sciliar [ˈfjɛ allo ʃʃiˈljar]; Ladin: Fíe or Fië), 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 kilometres (7 miles) east of Bolzano.

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 3,463 and an area of 44.4 square kilometres (17.1 sq mi).

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“).

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.

Prösels Castle.