Korsch
Kortsch ( Italian Corces ) is with approx. 1094 inhabitants (as of 2005/06) the second largest fraction of the community Schlanders in Vinschgau in South Tyrol ( Italy ).
Name and geographic location
The name Kortsch probably comes from the Latin term Curtes , which means something like courtyards.
Kortsch is located on the orographic left , northern side of the Adige Valley at the foot of the Gadria-Murkegel or alluvial cone , one of the largest in Europe at about 800 meters above sea level. The borders of Kortsch are the Gadria Graben in the west, the railway line of the Vinschgau Railway and the Etsch in the east and south and the farms on the Sonnenberg in the north.
The village is divided into lower and upper villages, which are divided by the Lahngraben.
The village of Kortsch is characterized by a relatively large number of farms that are still preserved.
population
Kortsch has about 1100 inhabitants (2005/2006) . In contrast to the rest of the municipality, the number of inhabitants has not changed much in the last few decades. In 1931 there were already 890 inhabitants. This is also a reason for the good and great solidarity between the individual clubs and the individual residents.
history
The village of Kortsch definitely has an eventful history. Above Kortsch, near the Georgskapelle, a refugee settlement was discovered that arose in the Bronze Age. But the first documented evidence of the settlement of Kortsch comes from the year 1000.
Waals were built in the 11th and 12th centuries to irrigate the meadows around Kortsch . This was very important for the farmers because the Vinschgau was or is known as an area with little rainfall.
Korsch was also hit by plague epidemics. A large part of the population of Korch died of the plague epidemics in the 14th and 17th centuries. Since Kortsch lies on an alluvial cone, the village was regularly inundated and muddy.
At first, Kortsch was an independent municipality. In 1926 the municipality of Kortsch was dissolved and became a fraction of the municipality of Schlanders . In 1938 there were street battles between the local population and fascist supporters.
In 1943, today's bypass road was built because the vehicles and carts always had major problems with the steep road at the entrance to the village (called "Schlipf"). The Kortschers knew how to use this problem even before 1943. For a fee, they helped the desperate travelers to pass through this point, and they even created their own jobs. The four inns at the time also benefited from it. But with the construction of the bypass road and the Vinschgau Railway , the restaurants have disappeared.
One of the most significant events for the village was the land consolidation and leveling of the Kortsch meadows. This and the flourishing fruit industry brought today's prosperity to the farming village. This was followed by irrigation and mechanization as well as the conversion of agriculture to fruit growing. The concept of a cooperative was put into practice and the farmers began to pursue common production goals. This started a rapid economic upswing, so that the weekly magazine ff called Kortsch “California of South Tyrol”.
Attractions
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Worth seeing in Kortsch are the numerous churches and chapels such as the parish church of Kortsch , the little Agidius church , the Lauerentius church, the cemetery chapel, the Georg chapel, the chapel on the Kortscher meadows (with a memorial plaque to Alois Wellenzohn), as well as the numerous chapels along the Rosary Path.
regional customs
The name day of the patron saint John the Baptist is celebrated on June 24th in the whole village. Every year on the first Sunday of Lent the traditional "Scheibenschlag" takes place.
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Coordinates: 46 ° 38 ' N , 10 ° 45' E