The trenches in Tiso / Funes
OUR VILLAGE AND HIS PAST
In the area around Teis – partly exposed, partly hidden – old walls, ditches and caverns can be found from the bottom of the valley up to the ‘hood’ at 1,260 metres above sea level. They are the remaining witnesses of an extensive defense system.
In view of Italy's imminent entry into the First World War, Austria-Hungary not only erected or strengthened defensive structures near the border, but also at several strategically important locations in the hinterland.
Such a ‘2. line of defence” provided the "barrier chiusa" It shows: This was to slow down or even stop any advance of Italian troops into the Isarco Valley from the Bolzano or Dolomite region.
The Working group trenches Teis It has set itself the task of researching the construction of the trenches, conserving important structural objects and making the facilities accessible to the population.
On this website, the working group wants to communicate the findings to a wider public and let them participate in the sometimes surprising discoveries. We would like to invite everyone to familiarize themselves with the history of the trenches, to visit the wide-eyed facilities and to contribute to their preservation.
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