Seis am Schlern
Seis am Schlern ( Italian Siusi allo Sciliar , Ladin Sëuc or Suc ) is a village with around 2000 inhabitants and a fraction of the market town of Castelrotto in South Tyrol ( Italy ).
location
Seis is 1000 m slm altitude in the Schlern area at the foot of the Sciliar and the Alpe di Siusi , a well-known ski area and the largest high plateau in Europe .
The village, which is colloquially known for short as Seis , includes the historical center, which has a few cafes, restaurants and shops as well as numerous hotels for tourists. Nestled between forests, farms and at the foot of the Schlern massif there is also a golf course.
To reach the Alpe di Siusi, you can use the cable car that starts in Seis or take the bus connection.
history
Seis is first documented as "Siusis" in a traditional note from the Bishop's Church of Säben-Brixen from the years 982–988, with which Bishop Albuin of Brixen and Bishop Eticho of Augsburg exchanged church income in Völs, Seis and Castelrotto for those in Siffian am Ritten .
Surroundings
The area around the village of Seis is particularly suitable for hiking and offers picturesque views of the Eisack Valley and the surrounding area. Above Seis, at the foot of the Schlern , is the Hauenstein castle ruin ( 1191 m ), which was owned by the South Tyrolean knight and writer Oswald von Wolkenstein in the late Middle Ages . The Salegg ruins ( 1219 m ) are also very close by . To the north of the village is the St. Valentine's Church , to the west of the village of St. Konstantin bei Völs , both built in the Romanesque - Gothic style. The village of Bad Ratzes is not far from Seis am Schlern .
Events
Every year in June, the Oswald von Wolkenstein ride takes place. It is a kind of staging of old knight tournaments, with a competition on horses. The Polenta Festival of the male choir always takes place at the time of the Conception of Mary. Various festivals take place in Seis throughout the year.
economy
The locals live mostly from tourism and agriculture or commute to work in the nearby provincial capital Bozen or Brixen in the Eisack valley.
Personalities
- Ignaz Friedman (1882–1948), pianist (in Seis, 1930–1939 in the Villa Friedmann )
- Andreas Fulterer (1961–2016), musician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oswald Redlich : The traditional books of the Brixen monastery from the tenth to the fourteenth century (= Acta Tirolensia . Volume 1 ). Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 1886, p. 3–4, No. 6 .
Coordinates: 46 ° 33 ' N , 11 ° 34' E