The village of Fié di Sotto is the centre of the Fié allo Sciliar municipality, overlooked by the Parish Church of the Assumption
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Fié di Sotto (Untervöls, literally: Lower Fiè) is one of the ten hamlets of Fié allo Sciliar and forms the main village and administrative centre of the municipality. It is home to the community centre and town hall, the school, the parish church, and several shops and restaurants. It is only 12 kilometres to Bolzano from here, yet the landscape has already changed completely.
Here, the wide plain of the valley basin gives way to a landscape of slopes, mountain meadows and the steep rock faces of the Dolomites peaks that surround the village. In the centre of Fiè di Sotto rises the Church of the Assumption with its tall tower. First mentioned in the 12th century, it contains an impressive Romanesque crucifix from around 1200, one of the oldest of its kind in the region. Four hundred years later, the church was rebuilt by Leonhard von Völs.
He was one of the most famous owners of Presule Castle, Captain on the Adige River and Burgrave of Tyrol. He was also involved in the witch trials, which concluded at the castle. Today, Fié di Sotto is located between the settlements of Peterbühel and Fié di Sopra. In the background rises what is probably South Tyrol's most famous mountain, the Sciliar, whose remarkable natural landscape provides ideal conditions for hiking and climbing tours in the summer.
For a more leisurely walk, we recommend the Fié circular trail. As soon as snow falls, the area offers a variety of winter sports opportunities: the ice rink at the Fiè Pond and the toboggan run at the Tuff Hut, the Alpe di Siusi Skiing Area and its associated cross-country skiing area.
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