Gschnitz (German pronunciation: [kʃnɪts]) is a municipality with 415 inhabitants (1 January 2011)[3] in the south of North Tyrol.

In 1471 the rivalry between Gschnitz and Trins arose and reached a point that the inhabitants of the two villages blocked the entrance to the valley; the Steinach am Brenner Court had to intervene to resolve the dispute.

The coat of arms was made official January 10, 1984 [5] Gschnitz originally belonged, like most of the villages of Wipptal, to the parish of Matrei am Brenner.

The church “Our Lady of the Snow" was built in 1730 and later, in 1755, restored in Baroque style with plans by Franz de Paula Penz.

The Sanctuary of St. Magdalena is located near the border, between Gschnitz and Trins, at an altitude of 1,661 m (5,449 ft) accessible only on foot, under the Schönberg.