St. Lorenzen (South Tyrol)

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St. Lorenzen
(Italian: San Lorenzo di Sebato )
coat of arms
Coat of arms of St. Lorenzen
 map
St. Lorenzen in South Tyrol - Positionskarte.svg
State : Italy
Region : Trentino-South Tyrol
Province : Bolzano - South Tyrol
District community : Val Pusteria
Inhabitants :
(VZ 2011 / 31.12.2019) 		3,771 / 3,879
Language groups :
(according to 2011 census ) 		95.31% German
2.64% Italian
2.05% Ladin
Coordinates 46 ° 47 '  N , 11 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 47 '  N , 11 ° 54'  E
Altitude : 784– 2194  m slm (center: 810  m slm )
Surface: 51.50 km²
Permanent settlement area: 14.4 km²
Parliamentary groups : Ellen, Fassing, Lothen, Montal, Moos, Onach, Pflaurenz, Runggen, Saalen, Sonnenburg, St. Martin, Stefansdorf
Neighboring municipalities: Bruneck , Kiens , Lüsen , Enneberg , Pfalzen , Rodeneck
Postal code : 39030
Area code : 0474
ISTAT number: 021081
Tax number: 021081
Mayor  (2015): Martin Ausserdorfer

St. Lorenzen ([ saŋkt loˈrɛntsn̩ ]; Italian San Lorenzo di Sebato , Ladin San Laurënz ), the Roman Sebatum , is an Italian market town with 3879 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Puster Valley in South Tyrol and is located at the confluence of the Rienz and Gader rivers .

Montal, Ellen and Onach were independent communities until 1928 , when they were incorporated into the market town of St. Lorenzen. At that time, Stegen came to the municipality of Bruneck.

The community also includes Sonnenburg Castle , a former monastery to which large parts of the Gadertal valley were subject to taxes in the Middle Ages .

geography

Location of St. Lorenzen in the Puster Valley
View of St. Lorenzen

The 51.50 km² large area of ​​the municipality of St. Lorenzen extends over parts of the Pustertal - including the western edge of the Brunecker widening , in which the nearby city of Bruneck extends - as well as the lower Gadertal and the surrounding mountain areas of the northern Dolomites . In the Pustertal, the municipality is traversed by the Rienza in an east-west direction, while the Gader flows through the municipality to its confluence with the Rienz in a south-north direction. In addition to the main town, it includes twelve factions .

South of the Rienz and east of the Gader - near the meeting of the two rivers - is the main town of the municipality, St. Lorenzen ( 810  m slm ). In the rising terrain behind it lie south succession fractions St. Martin (820- 870  m ) and Moss (900- 930  m ) and south-east - to Brunecker fraction Reischach back - Stefansdorf (920- 960  m ). Further south, where the first peaks of the Dolomites of Braies on the east bank mark the entrance to Val Badia, follows the Gader halls (970- 980  m ).

The south and west of the Rienz Gader lies - directly at the meeting of the two streams - the fraction Pflaurenz (800 810  m ). Southwest of which are located in the valley of the Gader first Runggen (860- 870  m ) and then Montal (840- 890  m ). Behind Montal the terrain rises to the Lüsner Mountains . The municipality extends here to the Lüsner and Rodenecker Alm and finds its highest point on the Astjoch ( 2194  m ). On their slopes, the mountains provide Lüsner two other factions Place: Ellen (1320- 1370  m ) west above location of Montal and south - near the neighboring community Marebbe - above the narrow entrance of the Val Badia Onach (1110- 1150  m ).

North of Rienz are located below the terrace slope of the neighboring community palatinates finally the fractions Sonnenburg (810 840  m ) - situated opposite the capital and Pflaurenz - and Fassing (880- 900  m ) and Lothen (960- 970  m ).

Sebatum

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Town center

In the 19th century, the thesis of the German historian Theodor Mommsen was confirmed, according to which the "Sebatum" mentioned in the Itinerarium Antonini is near St. Lorenzen and not, as previously assumed, near Schabs in the Eisack valley . The name is likely to pre-Roman origins back and refers to the period of Celtic settlement of the Pustertal by the tribe of Saevaten . The place was an important street station in the Roman Empire, especially in the first three centuries. Mortar-walled houses, some with underfloor heating and baths, are archaeologically verifiable from this period and indicate a relatively high level of prosperity. A Roman road has also been partially excavated. In the 4th century, the decline of the settlement began in the course of the storms of nations in late antiquity. The mortar stone houses were replaced by simple houses and wooden houses. In the course of the 6th century people probably withdrew to the Burgkofel near Lothen . A treasure trove of coins, which was buried around the year 539, marks the end of the valley settlement. Beginning of the second millennium, the city re-emerged from the darkness of history as now bairisch populated area with the two castles Sonnenburg and Michael Burg.

economy

About half of the area is forest , alpine meadows and pastures . Around 1,700 hectares are cultivated by 263 farms. The majority of the farms are part-time farmers . The main source of income is primarily tourism .

education

In the municipality there are three primary schools in the main town of St. Lorenzen, in Montal and in Onach, which together are connected to the German school district of the neighboring municipality of Bruneck II .

Personalities

Attractions

church

In the church

The parish church is one of the oldest in the Puster Valley. It was mentioned in a document as early as the 11th century. The first church building can be dated to the end of the 4th or the beginning of the 5th century. The parish church of St. Lawrence , as it is presented today, is the result of numerous extensions, additions and changes, from the Middle Ages to the most recent times. With its two unequal towers, it shapes the image of the town. According to an inscription, the mighty Gothic tower was completed in 1454. The tower clock dates from 1541. The small tower with its pointed arched windows shows a later elevation. The lower part, on which the Romanesque sound windows were exposed during a restoration in 1988, probably dates from the 13th century and was probably attached to a side chapel in the oldest part of the church. The most valuable work of art is the Madonna and Child Jesus with the grape, which is attached to the left side altar. This is the remnant of a winged altar carved by the Brunico sculptor Michael Pacher around 1460. In the attached Eger chapel there are drastic depictions of the crucifixion of Christ, such as how the crown of thorns is placed on him, as well as depictions of purgatory .

Mansio Sebatum Museum

The Museum Mansio Sebatum in St. Lorenzen, opened in 2011, is the only museum in South Tyrol that is entirely dedicated to Roman times. On three floors in the old town hall, the Sebatum settlement is thematized from the beginning to the end. The visitor should immerse himself in the world of the Iron Age and Roman Age and get to know life on the street. The museum works with current museum educational concepts. The topics are conveyed not only through a large number of found objects, but also through the documentation of various excavations, models, reconstructions, interactive presentations, film documentations as well as background music with background noises and music in order to appeal to all of the visitor's senses and also to convey them atmospherically To guide past.

On the first and second floors of the town hall, details of the time are explained and made vivid with scenes, with exhibits in showcases, with films and productions. On the third floor, the focus is on the Roman afterlife cult and the funeral rites, after all, graves with many additions from Roman times were discovered in St. Lorenzen. Another topic is the decline of the Roman Empire, which of course did not leave Sebatum unscathed: Trade came to a standstill, the road network fell into disrepair, and gloomy times began, despite Christianization in late antiquity.

An archaeological panorama path with 16 information boards has also been set up on the Sonnenburger Kopf .

politics

Municipal Council (2015)
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6th 12 
A total of 18 seats

mayor

Mayor since 1952:

  • Josef Alverà: 1952–1960
  • Josef Steinkasserer: 1960–1969
  • Oswald Galler: 1969-2000
  • Helmut Gräber: 2000–2015
  • Martin Ausserdorfer: since 2015

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved by a resolution of the municipal council and a resolution of the state committee. The coat of arms shows St. Lawrence.

Web links

Commons : St. Lorenzen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, Volume 3 (CIL III), Part 2, p. 591
  2. ^ School district Bruneck II. South Tyrolean Citizens' Network , accessed on October 25, 2014 .
  3. ↑ The mayors of the South Tyrolean municipalities since 1952. (PDF; 15 MB) In: Festschrift 50 Years of the South Tyrolean Association of Municipalities 1954–2004. Association of South Tyrolean municipalities, pp. 139–159 , accessed on November 16, 2015 .