Urtijëi
Urtijëi | |
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| Chemun de Urtijëi Comune di Ortisei Gemeinde St. Ulrich | |
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Location of Urtijëi  | |
  Urtijëi Location of Urtijëi in Italy  Urtijëi Urtijëi (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 11°40′E / 46.567°N 11.667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tobia Moroder[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,230 m (4,040 ft) |
| Population (31 July 2024)[3] | |
| • Total | 4,741 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Italian: gardenesi German: Sankt Ulricher |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39046 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Patron saint | San Udalricus |
| Saint day | July 4 |
| Website | Official website |
Urtijëi (Ladin: [uʀtiˈʒɜi̯] ; German: St. Ulrich in Gröden [zaŋkt ˈʊlrɪç ɪn ˈɡrøːdn̩]; Italian: Ortisei [ortiˈzɛi]) is a town of 4,637 inhabitants in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It occupies the Val Gardena within the Dolomites, a mountain chain that is part of the Alps.
Geography
[edit]Urtijëi borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Villnöß, Lajen, and Santa Cristina Gherdëina.
History
[edit]The Ladin-language name Urtijëi derives from the Latin word urtica and the suffix -etum, with the meaning "place of nettles".[4]
From 1860 to 1914, Urtijëi experienced a relevant economic 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 other parts of Austria-Hungary as well as the German Empire. Currently, the town's economy is mostly based on winter skiing tourism, summer hiking tourism, and woodcarving.
Coat of arms
[edit]The emblem shows Saint Ulrich, with the bishop's vestments and a gold cross in his right hand, mounted on a horse, with gold harness and a blue saddle pad, on three green mountains on a gold field. The emblem is decorated with a blue chief, with three small silver shields alternating with two golden bees; the bees symbolize the laboriousness of the inhabitants. The coat of arms was granted in 1907 and reappointed in 1970.
Blazon: Or, St Ulrich in bishops vestments with a cross Or in right hand, mounted on a white horse Proper with harness of the field and a saddle blanket Azure on a trimount Vert; On a chief Azure, two bees Or between three escutcheons Argent.[5]
Main sights
[edit]- Parish Church of Urtijëi, made in neoclassical style with baroque elements in the last part of the 18th century.
- Church of St. Jacob, of ancient foundation, it was remodeled in style Late-Gothic style during the 17th century. It preserves frescoes from the second half of the 15th century and copies of the original baroque furnishings.
- Church of St. Antonius, built in the second half of the 17th century, it combines the simple Renaissance style structure with a predominantly baroque decorative structure.
- Church of St. Anna, located in the perimeter of the municipal cemetery, it is in Late-Gothic style. Inside it preserves baroque furnishings.
- Museum Gherdëina, the local heritage museum, which preserves geological, paleontological and archaeological finds found in the area, as well as a collection of wooden sculptures and toys.
- The Luis Trenker House of Culture, housed in a building designed by the architect Hubert Prachensky (1916–2009), preserves the ancient bell of the Magister Manfredinus.
- The bronze statue of the Roman legionary, sculpted in wood in 1904 by Johann Baptist Moroder and fused in bronze in 2001, in front at Villa Venezia.
- Villa Venezia, home and workshop of the sculptor Johann Baptist Moroder, constructed between 1902 and 1903 following the venetian style of architecture.
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Roman legionary sculpted in wood in 1904 by Johann Baptist Moroder and fused in bronze in 2001. -
Church of St. Jacob -
The pasture Resciesa
Society
[edit]According to the 2011 census, 84.19% of the population speaks Ladin, 9.30% German, and 6.51% Italian as first language.[6]
Notable people
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- Luis Trenker (1892–1990), film producer, director, writer, actor, architect, alpinist and bobsledder [7]
- Ernesto Prinoth (1923–1981), racing driver and founder of Prinoth AG
- Isolde Kostner (born 1975), former Alpine skier, medallist at the 1994 and 2002 Winter Olympics
- Carolina Kostner (born 1987), figure skater, lives in Urtijëi
- Moroder family
- Josef Moroder-Lusenberg (1846–1939), painter and sculptor
- Franz Moroder (1847–1920), politician and poet, the first mayor of Ortisei
- Johann Baptist Moroder (1870–1932), sculptor
- Rudolf Moroder-Lenèrt (1877–1914), sculptor specializing in religious art
- Ludwig Moroder (1879–1953), sculptor and teacher
- Friedrich (Rico) Moroder (1880–1937), sculptor
- Adele Moroder (1887–1966), author and Ladin language writer
- Otto Moroder (1894–1977), sculptor
- David Moroder (1931–1997), luger and sculptor
- Giorgio Moroder (born 1940), singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer [8]
- Egon Rusina Moroder (born 1949), painter and illustrator, lives in Ortisei
References
[edit]- ^ Ulrich, Gemeinde St. "Tobia Moroder". St. Ulrich (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Istat". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Istat. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Kühebacher, Egon (1991), Die Ortsnamen Südtirols und ihre Geschichte. Die geschichtlich gewachsenen Namen der Gemeinden, Fraktionen und Weiler, vol. 1, Bolzano: Athesia, p. 502
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Urtijëi
- ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". Astat Info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 14 June 2019
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 14 June 2019
External links
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Media related to Urtijëi at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian) (Ladin) (in German)
- Museum Gherdëina - Local heritage museum
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