Parcines village

A museum on the church square of Parcines village is dedicated to the inventor of various typewriters, Peter Mitterhofer from Parcines

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Tel and behind it Parcines, the main village of the municipality: Parcines village, Partschins Dorf in German, lies at an altitude of 650 metres a.s.l.
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The parish church of Parcines is dedicated to Saints Peter, Paul and Nicholas: The present building dates back to the early 16th century.
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In summer, the church hosts the classical Parcines Summer Concerts (Partschinser Sommerkonzerte), a stage for South Tyrolean artists.
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The Stachlburg Residence in the Peter Mitterhofer Road, today the seat of an organic winery, dates back to the 13th century - here an outbuilding.
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You will hear the name Peter Mitterhofer quite often here: Parcines is proud of its citizen, to whom a museum with one of the world’s largest typewriter collections is dedicated.
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View on Parcines with the Monte Sole, the Tessa Group and the Zieltal from Quadrato, the mountain hamlet on the other side of the valley.
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Autumn begins: Parcines at dawn - behind the church tower the forest on the Monte Sole or Sun Mountain, known for its steppe vegetation, glows.
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The Parcines Waalweg path takes you from the centre of the village for almost two hours to Vallettina and the entrance to the Zieltal valley.
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On the edge of the village, the Tessa Cable Car starts into the protected area of the Tessa Group: Its nature park is the largest one in South Tyrol.
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The view from the panoramic cable car, which remains open from Easter to November: Fruit growing and tourism characterise the municipality.
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The main village of Parcines (Partschins Dorf) rises on an ancient debris cone towards the Zieltal or Valle di Tel valley. Venerable residences, old farmsteads, winding ensembles and historic buildings characterise the village. In the centre, the 13th century Stachlburg Residence and the late Gothic Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul are enthroned next to cafés and restaurants. On one edge of the village there is the outdoor swimming pool, a popular destination in summer, and on the other edge of the village the Tessa Cable Car starts to the Merano High Route.

Interesting views already await you during the ride on this panoramic cable car, and the wonderful experiences then continue on the Merano High Route in the Gruppo di Tessa Nature Park. The Zieltal valley, which stretches just behind the village, on the other hand, is famous for the Parcines Waterfall: Here the water plunges 97 metres into the depths, with an impressive force especially at the time of snowmelt. The small side valley is a wonderful hiking destination, but is uninhabited except for the farms at the entrance and a few alpine huts that invite you to stop for a bite to eat.

The most famous citizen of Parcines is Peter Mitterhofer (1822 - 1893), one of the fathers of the typewriter. The Typewriter Museum is dedicated to him with its numerous models, among which is Mitterhofer's first typewriter. In 1869 he improved it with a wooden model, which he then also presented at the Imperial Court in Vienna. The rest is history...

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