Vigiljoch
| Vigiljoch | |||
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 The broad wooded ridge of Vigiljoch from the northeast of the Mutspitze seen from |
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| Compass direction | Northwest | southeast | |
| Pass height | 1743 m slm | ||
| region | South Tyrol , Trentino-Alto Adige , Italy | ||
| Watershed | various small streams → Etsch | Greifuresbach → Falschauer → Etsch | |
| Mountains | Ortler Alps | ||
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 38 '6 " N , 11 ° 5' 25" E | ||
Vigiljoch a designated in the narrower sense 1743 m slm high transition on the northeastern foothills of Zufrittkamms the Ortles Alps in South Tyrol ( Italy ). This forms a saddle that is only slightly pronounced in the surrounding ridge and is the location of the little church St. Vigil am Joch with frescoes from the 14th century. In a broader sense, the Vigiljoch is also used to denote the mountain ridge that adjoins both sides, which is largely wooded and has several flat hills (Larchbichl 1837 m , Bischofskofel 1783 m , Marlinger Joch 1779 m , Rauher Bichl 2018 m ), which extends between the lower Vinschgau , the Burggrafenamt around Merano and the entrance to the Ulten Valley and only increases significantly in a south-westerly direction towards the Naturnser Hochjoch .
history
As flint finds show, the yoke was frequented by hunters as early as the Stone Age . The origin of the numerous shell stones is not clear.
The Vigiljoch has been accessible by cable car from Lana since August 31, 1912 . The mountain station of the cable car is at 1486 m. The cable car was considered pioneering work and was built according to plans by the Zurich mountain railway builder Emil Strub and the Viennese Walter Conrad. The work was carried out by the Milan-based company Ceretti & Tanfani . Lananer cable car pioneer Luis Zuegg carried out technical renovations before the opening and commissioning.
From 1933 to 1938 the Alpine Schulheim am Vigiljoch existed , an exile school for Jewish children from Germany.
Radon-containing mineral water (777 Bq / l) has been pumped just south-east of the Vigiljoch since the 1960s and used for various therapies.
Newer tourist infrastructures on the Vigiljoch include the Hotel Vigilius Mountain Resort and the Vigiljoch ski area , which is part of the Ortler Ski Arena . The hotel complex is located near the mountain station of the Lana cable car, from where a chairlift continues to Larchbichl. The owner of the Vigilius Mountain Resort is the entrepreneur Ulrich Ladurner, who also runs the Dr. Schär , a South Tyrolean manufacturer of products for gluten-free nutrition based in Burgstall .
geology
The Vigiljoch is located in the Central Eastern Alps near the border with the Southern Alps , which runs as a periadriatic seam immediately east of the Vigiljoch ( Plattenjoch - Meran - Tscherms - St. Pankraz - Hofmahdjoch ). The predominant rock is Martell quartz phyllite with intercalation of marble (e.g. as the building site for the Church of St. Vigil) and Augengneisen (e.g. in the area of the mineral water springs between Ameisbichl and Gampl). Adjacent to the southeast to the periadriatic seam are mica schist and paragneiss . Tectonically , the Vigiljoch belongs to the Upper Eastern Alpine Campo- Nappe and to the southeast bordering the Marlinger Schuppe.
The south-alpine granites , tonalites and granodiorites from Kreuzberg near Lana and from Ifinger near Meran only adjoin the periadriatic seam to the southeast.
The Vigiljoch was completely overflowed by the Adige Glacier during the highest level of the Würm Glaciation and the previous glacial periods of the current Ice Age , while the approximately 700 m higher Naturnser Hochjoch is the outermost summit of the Zufrittkamm, which still protruded from the glacier flow .
Legends and stories
There are numerous legends and stories about the Vigiljoch:
The giants on the Vigiljoch
Two giants once lived in the area. One lived in the forest on the Vigiljoch, the other in a cave on the opposite Tschögglberg near Hafling. One day they decided that everyone should build a beautiful stone church near their home. But they only had a hammer. If necessary, they threw themselves the hammer from one side of the valley to the other. So one time one, then the other, built his church. Nevertheless, they made good progress and the churches were so well built and solid that they still exist today: the church on the Vigiljoch and the church of St. Kathrein in the saddle near Avelengo.
Lebenberg's skeleton
Lebenberg Castle stands on a steep hill overgrown with vines above Tscherms . The imposing castle complex is still inhabited all year round by its aristocratic owners. Some of it is open to the public and a worthwhile destination for friends of knight romance and castle stories, because Lebenberg is a love story with an unfortunate outcome. In the 15th century, two young people fell madly in love with each other. They were the son of a rich farmer and the daughter of Count Heinrich. Now the count had no sympathy at all for this improper relationship and tried to intimidate the young farmer with threats and keep him away from his daughter. The young man did not let his love be forbidden. But one day the farmer's son disappeared without a trace. It was rumored that the count captured him and had him walled up in the tower. In 1927, during restoration work in the courtyard, the remains of a man were found under a wall on which a large crucifix hung. Whether this was really the son of the Thalgut farmer, of whom the legend tells, could not be clarified. The castle owner had the bones brought into the tower, but the days of yowling and howling of his dogs prompted him to bury the remains in the Marling cemetery.
The spirit in the Jocher lake
On the Vigiljoch, high above Lana, lies the Schwarze Lacke (also called Jocher See by the locals ), a lake that has almost dried up today. However, it was once much bigger and deeper. The following legend has grown up around him: Count Fuchs, the lord of the castle of Lebenberg, was a very rich, but not exactly god-fearing man. He led a dissolute life, was irascible and hard-hearted. He also took great pleasure in harassing and tormenting his subordinates. He rarely attended mass, and even on high holidays he preferred to hunt rather than go to church. Once, at Easter, when he was too bad - hunted, courted and otherwise behaved ungodly, the old chaplain came to him and tried to convert him to understanding. The count was so angry about the accusations and the sermon that he ordered his servants to throw the priest into the Jocher lake. Two wild fellows dragged the old man to the lake and drowned him. But the count should not enjoy his wicked deeds for long. One day he rode the yoke alone to hunt and never returned. It is said that his horse shied away when they came to the lake. And he would have fallen into the water, where he drowned miserably. Since then, the lake has been haunted. The farmers claim to have seen a wolf with glowing eyes or a wild hunter on the shore of the lake - the knight had to assume these forms as punishment. Even when there is a thunderstorm, an eerie rumble and rumble should be heard from the lake.
The Sunntigsacker near Pawigl
Until the 17th century, if the Pawiglers wanted to go to mass on Sundays, they had to walk the arduous and steep route to Lana. Only then did the hamlet have its own curate. The farmer from the Oberhof was a pious old man who, because of his frailty, only attended mass in Lana on high holidays. On ordinary Sundays he went to the meadow near his house, because from there he had a good view of the church in Niederlana and was able to experience the mass in spirit. Since then, the meadows have been called "Sunntigsacker". When the Oberhof farmer once again climbed to the church in the valley, the floods of the Falschauer parted, so that he came to the church with dry feet and without a detour through the creek bed. There he saw how the devil wrote the sins of the believers on a donkey's skin, which was quickly too small. So the devil began to stretch the skin, but in the process he struck a church pillar with a horn. The farmer had to laugh about it, but as a punishment the water of the stream did not split on the way home. Immediately he went back to church to confess his sin. Lo and behold, the water parted again on the way back.
gallery
Vigiljoch in winter near the St. Vigil church
Hiking trail near Schönwies in winter
Hiking trail near Seespitz
Hiking trail near Schönwies in spring
View from the Vigiljoch to the Tschöggelberg and the Dolomites (Schlern, Rosengarten, Latemar)
View to the southeast to the Tisens low mountain range and the Adige Valley
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literature
- Karl Armbruster: The Tyrolean mountain railways . Buchdruckerei G. Davis & Co., Vienna 1914, Die Lana – Vigiljochbahn, p. 177–194 ( digitized version from the South Tyrolean Provincial Library [accessed on September 15, 2017]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vigiljochbahn celebrated its 100th birthday . In: Reisenews-online.de , September 25, 2012, accessed on December 14, 2012.
- ↑ Autonomous Province of Bolzano South Tyrol: Geobrowser - Geologie , Geological Map 1: 100,000, Geological Survey
- ↑ Dirk van Husen: The Eastern Alps in the Ice Ages . Federal Geological Institute, Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-900312-58-3 .
Remarks
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^ Licensed in 1912 as a small railway to be operated with electric power . - See: RGBl. 1912/48 .
At the end of 1912, the establishment of a Vigil-Joch-Bahn stock corporation with its headquarters in Lana was approved. - See: railways. New local and small railways. (...) Vigil-Joch-Bahn. In: Economic Chronicle of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy , year 1912, issue 11/1912, p. 654, bottom left. (Online at ANNO ). .
