St. Magdalena (Bolzano)

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Wine village St. Magdalena near Bozen against the Mendel
St. Magdalena from above towards the Rentsch district of Bolzano
Frescoes on the triumphal arch in the Church of St. Magdalena
West wall with frescoes of the Last Judgment and high altar of the church
Soil profiles excavation grotto wine catacomb

St. Magdalena , formerly also called Prazöll , is a wine village ( Malgrei ) in Rentsch , a district of Bozen in South Tyrol ( Italy ). It is best known for the St. Magdalener , a wine made from Vernatsch grapes .

In addition to viticulture, there is gastronomy and tourism . For some farmers, vacationing on the farm is a part-time job. Apart from the farms with wineries, there are only a few houses.

geography

St. Magdalena on Prazöll is located on a moraine and loess hill east of Bolzano city center, on the southern slope of the Renon . The hamlet can be reached by car from Rentsch via a steep mountain road. Using excavations, the dynamic past of the hill zone can be determined in soil profiles. The loose sediments from ice age gravel and moraine deposits create ideal conditions for viticulture.

structure

The village can be subdivided into the districts by post

  • Untermagdalena in the lower slope area with the actual town center and the courtyards Untergageser, Mittenackerergütl, Haschhütt, Platider (Trögler), Reisegger, Eberle, Troger, Pluntsch, Ploner, Kandler, Flötzer on Prazöll, Huck on Prazöll, Flieder, Plattnergütl, Obermoser and, New building and
  • Obermagdalena along the road from the church in the direction of Ritten with the Steidler, Laimer, Gageser, Premstaller, Gleif, Untermaurer and Obermaurer farms.

history

Excavations suggest that the hill was at least used as a deposit in pre-Roman times, as the valley was still swampy at that time. The place is mentioned for the first time with the donation of vineyards to " Placedell " (Prazöll) to the Brixen cathedral chapter between 1170 and 1174.

St. Magdalena used to belong to the municipality of Zwölfmalgrei and was incorporated into Bozen in 1911. Today St. Magdalena is part of the Zentrum-Bozner Boden-Rentsch district and the Rentsch parish .

Culture and sights

Church of Saint Magdalena in Prazöll

→ see main article St. Magdalena in Prazöll

The little church of St. Maria Magdalena , the patroness of the winemakers, with its frescoes is particularly well-known among art lovers . The church was first mentioned in a document in 1295 as " ecclesia sancte Marie Magdalene de Placedelle" (St. Magdalena in Prazöll) on the occasion of a Seelgerät foundation . The rectangular nave, 6 by 9.5 meters, integrates a small rectangular apse in the east, over which the bell tower rises. The highlight are the precious paintings, whose two main layers / epochs cover the entire interior. The older frescoes are in the early Gothic style and are of national importance due to their high artistic quality. The time of origin is assumed to be around 1300, an unknown master from southern Germany is assumed to be the artist. Around 70 years later, the interior was extensively redesigned. Another unknown master took inspiration from the paintings of the Paduan Guariento in Bolzano, which in turn were inspired by Giotto's groundbreaking frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua. The high altar by Oswald Krad from 1667 and two procession poles by Hans Schwarzpeckh are also artistically valuable .

Magdalener Kirchtag

The Magdalener Kirchtag on July 22nd is known far and wide: the wine yards of the village present the St. Magdalener of the last year, the music band Zwölfmalgiegen and their food stands round off the festive evening. Afterwards some wine yards open their cellars and allow interested guests access. This church day is one of the few when no beer is served.

Farms / wineries with self-made winery in the village: Untermoserhof of the Georg Ramoser family, Obermoser winery of the Heinrich & Thomas Rottensteiner family, Fliederhof of the Stefan Ramoser family, Kandlerhof of the Martin Spornberger family, Steidlerhof of the family Rudolf Gasser, Eberlehof of the family Zisser, Trogerhof of Pepi Staffler, Plonerhof of the Gasser-Geier family. Glögglhof of the Gojer family

literature

  • Helmut Stampfer : St. Magdalena in Prazöll near Bozen. Self-published, Bolzano 1988.
  • Heinz Tiefenbrunner: History of the houses of twelve-time gouts. Athesia, Bolzano 2011.

Web links

Portal: Bolzano  - overview of Wikipedia content on Bolzano
Commons : St. Magdalena  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Heinz Tiefenbrunner: History of the houses of the twelve-males . Bolzano: Athesia 2011.
  2. ↑ Oswald Redlich : The traditional books of the Brixen monastery from the 10th to the 14th century (Acta Tirolensia 1). Innsbruck: Wagner 1886, No. 502b.
  3. ^ Hannes Obermair : Bozen Süd - Bolzano Nord. Written form and documentary tradition of the city of Bozen up to 1500 . Volume 1. Bozen: Stadtgemeinde Bozen 2005. ISBN 88-901870-0-X , p. 125, no. 117.

Coordinates: 46 ° 30 '  N , 11 ° 22'  E