Urtijëi
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| Urtijëi | |
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| Chemun de Urtijëi Gemeinde St. Ulrich Comune di Ortisei |
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| Coordinates: 46°34′N 11°40′E / 46.567°N 11.667°ECoordinates: 46°34′N 11°40′E / 46.567°N 11.667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | Bolzano-Bozen (BZ) |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Ewald Moroder |
| Area | |
| - Total | 24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,230 m (4,035 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[1] | |
| - Total | 4,604 |
| - Density | 189.5/km2 (490.7/sq mi) |
| - Demonym | Italian: gardenesi German: Sankt Ulricher |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39046 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Patron saint | San Udalricus |
| Saint day | July 4 |
| Website | Official website |
Urtijëi (German: St. Ulrich in Gröden; Italian: Ortisei) is a town of 4,500 inhabitants in the province of Bolzano-Bozen, in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It occupies the Val Gardena within the Dolomites, a mountain chain that is part of the Alps. The name derives from the Latin urticetum ("place of nettles").
According to the 2001 census, 82.32% of the population speak Ladin, 12.13% German and 5.55% Italian as first language.[2]
Urtijëi borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Villnöß, Lajen and Santa Crestina Gherdëina.
From 1860 to 1914 Urtijëi experienced a relevant economical growth due to the opening of a major road connecting Val Gardena to the main railroad; as a result the local woodcarving industry flourished. International tourism developed through the discovery of the Dolomites first by English tourists, and subsequently visitors from Austria and Germany. Currently, the town's economy is mostly based on Winter skiing tourism and Summer hiking tourism and woodcarving.
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[edit] Demographic history
[edit] Famous people
- Carolina Kostner
- Giorgio Moroder
- Isolde Kostner
- Josef Moroder-Lusenberg
- Ernesto Prinoth
- Luis Trenker
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 18, table 10
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: The parish church of Epiphany and Saint Ulrich in Urtijëi |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: The church of Saint Antony in Urtijëi |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: The monumental cemetery |
- (Italian) (Ladin) (German) Homepage of the municipality
- Museum Gherdëina - Local heritage museum
