Gries im Brenner, Tyrol, Austria - general view - postcard c.1920s

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• Picture / Image:  "Gries AB 1103m" [must be Gries im Brenner in Austria as the church looks like the one on Wikipedia]
• Publisher: Much Heiss
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Gries am Brenner is a municipality in the Wipptal in the southern district of Innsbruck-Land. The village consists of several hamlets.

Gries am Brenner is located at the entrance of the Obernbergtal on the western side of the Wipptal. Here the valley widens enough to accommodate the village, the River Sill and the B182 road; the Brenner Railway runs along the eastern side and the motorway A13 on the western, are on a higher level. Also the Lake Brennersee lies on the area of the municipality.

History

Origin

Gries during the Roman Empire was an important passageway station to the south, but the final settlement is in the late Middle Ages; the oldest ones, date back to the pre-Roman age, are at Nößlach and Vinader. The road was traveled by traders, travelers and pilgrims, and along the route some hamlets were built. Among the various personalities who, at various times, have passed through here, remember Charlemagne, Albrecht Dürer, Goethe and Mozart. To protect the road in the territory of Gries was built a fort, but in 1241 a conflict arose between Albert III County of Tyrol and the Diocese of Brixen, which imposed the demolition. Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia built in 1287 at Leug, just south of Gries, a fortress for the use as customs duty.