 Freienfeld is located in the Eisacktal, north of Brixen and south of Sterzing along the State road SS 12 where the valley opens up, just before Mauls, reaching the plain of Sterzing.The original core of Trens is situated on an elevated position on the eastern side of the "Trens Summit", while the village has evolved downward up to the state road, beyond this there is the Brenner railway, the Eisack river and the motorway A22.The municipality also includes the villages of Stilfes and Mauls, the first in the plain in front of Trens beyond the river, the second to the south at the entrance of the homonymous valley.