Lutago

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Luttach from the southeast
Luttach with Großem Löffler and Keilbachspitze in the main ridge of the Zillertal Alps

Luttach ( Luchta in the local dialect , called Lutago in Italian ) is a fraction of the municipality of Ahrntal in north-eastern South Tyrol ( Italy ). Luttach is the second largest village in the Ahrntal municipality with 1130 inhabitants (December 31, 2018). Luttach, one of the most important tourist centers in the Ahrntal , lies at an altitude of 956  m slm and is the first place in the Ahrntal. From Luttach, the Ahrntal, which initially runs from Sand in Taufers like the Tauferer Tal in a northerly direction, changes its course in a northeastern direction. In addition, the Weißenbachtal branches off to the west in the village . Luttach is located south of the Zillertal main ridge , where the Hornspitzen , Schwarzenstein and Großer Löffler are the most striking peaks near the village .

history

The place name is attested as Luchdach in 1237 and 1257 and as Luttach in 1348 and presumably has Celtic roots, as it could go back to the patronym "Lucotos". However, there is no connection with the dialect word Lochn , as was sometimes suggested with a view to the earlier floods of the place. Until the end of the First World War, Luttach belonged to the judicial district of Taufers and was part of the Bruneck district . The Italian place name was only introduced with the annexation of South Tyrol to Italy after 1919.

church

Parish church

The patron saints of the Luttach Church are St. Sebastian and St. Rochus . The parish church was built in 1445 and furnished in a neo-Gothic style in 1895. The architecturally demanding cemetery expansion from 2007 has received national recognition.

Others

  • Nativity Museum "Maranatha"
  • Luttach is the hometown of professional tennis player Karin Knapp .
  • The novel Stille ( English Cleaver ) by Tim Parks is set in Luttach.

literature

  • Vinzenz Oberhollenzer, Joseph Hopfgartner: Luttach an der Ahr: 300 years of independent pastoral care. St. Johann i. A .: Ahrntal-Druck 1987.

Web links

Commons : Luttach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Egon Kühebacher : The place names of South Tyrol and their history , Vol. 1, Bozen, Athesia 1995, p. 227, ISBN 88-7014-634-0 .
  2. ↑ See the legendary figure " Luchta " (Luchtar) of Celtic mythology.

Coordinates: 46 ° 57 '  N , 11 ° 55'  E