Timmelsjoch Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
mountain pass at the Austrian-Italian border
About Timmelsjoch
The name Timmel derives from the oldRomanshwordtömbl, meaning "small hill". It doesn't refer to the pass as such but to the round boulders created by glaciers that are visible along the route. The Italian name is newer and translates to the "Pass of Thunder". The first written records are from 1241 and refer to the pass by the name "Thymels", and in 1320 a path for mules were established across the pass. But the route was already used much earlier by settlers from the Passeier Valley going north, and as a trade route by the Fugger and Welser families. In 1897 the Tyrolean government made a decision to build a real road here, though nothing came of it as other construction projects were preferred. A few decades later, in 1933, Mussolini had a military road built on the Italian side leading
Top Attractions in Timmelsjoch
Explore the best things to see and do in Timmelsjoch:
- ★Garnet
- ★Pass museum
- ★Schmuggler
- ★Steg viewpoint
- ★Telescope
- ★TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum Crosspoint
Timmelsjoch Travel Guide Sections
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