Ampass

History

Ampass is likely to be inhabited in the fifteenth century BC as a result of a funerary urn, found on the hill, dating back to that period. A greater number of finds, such as arrowheads, bronze pins, and beads, which have been found, dating back to the Hallstatt culture or to the La Tène Culture. The Romans built a military road, which connected Hall in Tirol with Matrei am Brenner through Igls, Sistrans, Lans, and Ampass. The only remaining evidence of the Roman period is a granite milestone 1.9 m high that is still in its original place, this was taken as a reference in 1254 to delimit the boundary between the parishes of Wilten and Ampass. Ampass suffered in the seventh century, as the entire Tyrol, the invasion of Bavarii of which skeletal traces remain. In 1056, the Emperor Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, who succeeded at the age of six years to the death of his father, Henry III, built a chapel, opened by the Bishop of Brixen, Altwin, and later elevated to "Royal Chapel". In 1145, Ampass is mentioned for the first time in the documents as "Ambanes", a name derived from the Celtic meaning "between two rivers", at that time, it was under the jurisdiction of the Court of Sonnenburg. In 1313, it was elevated to a municipality with its own fiscal autonomy, and in that year, 22 families were on the payroll as taxpayers. With the intensification of trade direct to the south, in 1552, the ancient Roman road has been renovated and enlarged. In 1634, the village was struck by the plague, which decimated the population. In memory of the plague, along the road, on the hill "Sonnenbühel", was erected a votive stele known as "Viertelsäule"; it has become the Ampass, emblem and it is the most famous Gothic stele in Tyrol. During the Tyrolean rebellion, there were several fights…

Geography

Ampass is located on a terrace on the southern side of the Inn Valley, on an old salt road, from Hall in Tirol to Matrei am Brenner, currently Landesstraße L 38 (Ellbögener Straße). Ampass is connected directly to Innsbruck, which is 8 km far, with the road L 283 (Ampasser Straße). On the outskirts of the village is located the Taxerhof swamp, surrounded by a reed and a wet area, suitable to host herons and wagtails.

Most-observed species

• Narrow-leaved Ragwort

  Senecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida
  3,414
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,767
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,419
• Asian tiger mosquito, Forest day mosquito

  Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) · Insecta
  2,094
• Tree Hole Mosquito

  Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791) · Insecta
  2,069
• Asian bush mosquito

  Aedes japonicus (Theobald, 1901) · Insecta
  2,044
• Korean bush mosquito

  Aedes koreicus (Edwards, 1917) · Insecta
  1,989
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,978

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2021-10-03
  5 km NNE of Silandro, Italy
• M 3.7 — 2021-08-16
  1 km S of Niederau, Austria
• M 3.6 — 2020-08-08
  5 km SE of Gramais, Austria
• M 3.8 — 2019-10-22
  4 km SE of Ebbs, Austria
• M 2.5 — 2017-11-20
  3 km SE of Medraz, Austria
• M 3.5 — 2017-11-03
  2 km N of Telfes im Stubai, Austria