Objectives of the Working Group
100 years After the outbreak of First World War (1914-1918) and the construction of the trenches in Teis became the ‘Working group trenches Teis’, which has set itself the goal of investigating the construction of the trenches more closely and making the findings accessible to the population. The existing remains were also to be raised and important structural objects conserved.
OUR VILLAGE AND THE GREAT WAR
The trenches in Teis-Villnöß
The working group published in addition to publications in local community newspapers or newspapers (see Media reports) also a brochure, which makes the state of knowledge of June 2017 accessible to a wider audience and allows everyone to participate in the sometimes surprising discoveries.
Activities of the Working Group since its establishment in 2015
investigations
In Oswald Mederle from the Tyrolean History Association / Bolzano Section, the working group Schützengräben has found a technical advisory board, which, as a passionate connoisseur of the history of the position building in the 1. World War applies. Oswald Mederle researches for us in the archives for documents that can shed light on the history of the position building in Teis. He always finds what he is looking for and makes his discoveries as well as image and text material available to the working group from his own rich archive.
Safeguarding work on the trenches in Nafen
In October 2016, forest workers began securing the trenches in Nafen. Since only there the original canopy has been almost completely preserved, it was a matter of securing it through targeted support measures and also preserving it for the future. The now supported with wooden beams, covered trench is a considerable 52 meters long.
Exposure, safeguarding and conservation measures at the trenches at the Teiser Wetterkreuz
In the winter of 2016/17 and in the spring of 2017, extensive excavation work was carried out at the Wetterkreuz by volunteers and forestry workers. The cuisine, previously known only from stories, has been found.
The protection of the exposed trenches at the weather cross with fences as fall protection for grazing cattle and visitors was carried out. After completion of the geological and static inspection of the cavern and the shelter, the ceilings were
Specialized companies are secured.
In the winter of 2018/19, the removal of the cavern at the Wetterkreuz was tackled and completed in many volunteer hours. Regularly, burgeoning shrubs must be cut back and the trenches cleaned of debris and debris.
2021/2022 was published in AbspracTogether with the Department of Monuments and the Department of Landscape Protection and the Forestry Authority, the roofing of the kitchen and parts of the trenches at the Wetterkreuz was realized.
outreach
In lectures, the people of Ticino and all interested parties were continuously informed about the latest findings on the trenches, about discoveries in the terrain and in the archives. Various newspapers at the municipal, district and state level reported on the work and the latest state of knowledge, television and radio contributions were designed (see Media reports).
In the summer of 2017, a brochure was published in which all previously known facts and stories about the trenches are collected. A short version of the brochure in Italian has been produced. In autumn 2018, trilingual information boards were set up at the Schlosskofl in the valley and at the trenches on Holy Tombs and at the Wetterkreuz, so that visitors can find the most important information on site.
In 2019, an exhibition of found objects was realized in the cavern at St. Tombs Hill and a camp bed was installed in the shelter at the Weather Cross to illustrate the use of the shelter as a sleeping space for the soldiers at the time.
Next steps
Another large, but also exciting field of work is the closer investigation of the systems on the hood.
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