St. Martin in Passeier
St. Martin in Passeier (Italian San Martino in Passiria) is a municipality and village in eggs pass in South Tyrol (Italy ) with 3171 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).
Location
St. Martin is centrally located in eggs pass away about 16 km from the town of Merano. The individual localities ( fractions) extend over more than 10 kilometers municipality. The main road SS 44 extends into the valley parallel to the registration to the town of the neighboring village of St. Leonhard in pass eggs at the confluence of Wannser valley where share the routes to the Timmelsjoch ( Hinterpasseier ) and Jaufenpass.
Fractions
Village of St. Martin
The village of St. Martin was born in the Middle Ages on the western shore around a Passer already mentioned in documents in the 12th century (now refurbished in baroque style ) parish church. The closed center is characterized by guild houses with partially painted facades in which today are restaurants and shops.
Seat of Passeirer school of painting, an art school of baroque frescos and wall painting ( 1719-1845 ), was the so-called painter house with mantle division fresco of the eponymous local saint on the outside wall. The founder of this school of painters were father and son, Nikolaus Auer, acting as fresco painter in the entire valley pass eggs pupil Josef Haller, and father and son Benedict Auer.
A small museum documenting historical tools in the peasant household and on the field.
The fortified like a castle designed Schildhof stone house is set on the hillside above the town center.
Saltaus
Saltaus (it. Saltusio ) is the southernmost group of the municipality with approx. 350 inhabitants in 500 m height approx. 9 km from Merano; from the nucleus it is still 7 km away. As the cable car station at the height of the plateau below Hirzer ( 2,781 m) it is the starting point for many hiking trails on the mountain pastures around the mountain station (about 2,000 m ) and the ascent of the Hirzerspitze. The name derives from Latin saltus ( = the canyon), which was already known to the Romans might, who had created a connection path to Jaufenpass.
The now been converted into a hotel Schildhof from the 12th century, medieval customs house of the Counts of Tyrol. Of the 11 obtained in pass eggs residences of the privileged by weapons and upscale services in the lower nobility farmers this is the oldest.
The tourist infrastructure of Saltaus includes the campsite on pensions, apartments to hotels of middle and upper class a wide range.
Quellenhof
The fraction Quellenhof (it. Sorgente ) about 2 km up the valley is one of two family hotel complexes dominated the upscale residential complex with 4- hole golf course, riding stable and spa facilities. North of this hotel complex a challenging 18 - hole golf course stretches along the grassy slopes east of the register and in the valley along the river with 7 ponds, practice facilities, clubhouse and restaurant operations.
Close to the golf course on the paved road branches off from the Pfandleralm. This has become known by that of the Tyrolean freedom fighter Andreas Hofer was hiding in January 1810 in the last weeks before his capture in a log cabin; where he was found and betrayed by a farmer. The pasture is up to a hotel to approximately 1,000 m altitude accessible by car; from there you can reach the historically important place in 1,345 m altitude on foot in about 1 hour. About the Pfandleralm runs the European long-distance hiking trail E5, coming from Timmelsjoch, continuing over the Hirzer and Merano into Italy.
A community- political peculiarity is that the east of the situated Passer infrastructure ( hotels, inns and golf club) to the municipality of St. Leonhard belong to pass eggs, even though they are geographically to Quellenhof perceived belonging.
Kalmtal
The fraction Kalmtal (it. Valclava ) is located off the main road SS 44, seen 2 km before the main town of Merano from St Martin by a spur road west to the left of the registration opened. The Group consists of several hamlets ( Kalbe, Abl, Tschagg, Schupfe, lower and upper stream, Steinwandt, pit) with a total of about 50 houses. Magdfeld belongs geographically to the hamlets of Kalmtals, but lies in the municipality of Riffiano.
The population has steadily increased over the last ten years in Kalmtal. Thus, the valley has 314 inhabitants ( 2001 census).
The valley is sun side of the slope and is covered by meadows and forests. An extensive network of trails opens up the pastures and mountain ridges above the valley with the silent Faglsee to approx. 2,100 m altitude.
Fractions at high altitudes
The municipal area also are the fractions
- Breiteben (it. Pianlargo )
- Christl (it. Cresta )
- Flon (it. Vallone )
- Matatz (it. Montaccio ) and
- Ried (it. Novale )
Sun west side on the slopes in over 1,000 meters of Passeiertal. Christl and Matatz are at Merano High Mountain Trail around the Texel Group. These fractions have especially important as accommodation and intermediate stations for walkers on the 80 km long distance hiking trail.
Attractions
The mayor since 1927
1927 was merged in fascism St. Martin St. Leonhard and then became part of St. Leonhard. Fascist official mayor ( podestà ) and provisional mayor:
1953 St. Martin was separated from St. Leonhard again and again since then a separate municipality. Elected mayor after the Second World War:
Sons and daughters
- Evangelist John Haller (1825-1900) to Saltaus Provicar of Trent, Cardinal and Archbishop of Salzburg
- Josef Valentin Haller (1792-1871) to Saltaus tourism pioneer and Mayor of Merano
- Josef Haller (1737-1773), painter of the late Baroque period, the main representative of the " Baroque Passeirer art school "