Bronzolo

Branzoll (Italian Bronzolo ) is a municipality with 2646 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the south of South Tyrol in Italy about 13 km south of Bolzano. The majority of the population speaks Italian as their mother language.

Geography

Branzoll is located in the country, one reaching from Bolzano to the Salurn section of the Adige Valley in the south of South Tyrol. The 7.45 km ² large municipality extends to the orographic left ( east) side of the Adige Laives between the north and the south Auer. The community center ( 220-280 m asl ) is located on a debris cone, where the Aldeiner and Peter Berger Bach from the east from the Val di Fiemme Alps Coming reach the Lowlands bottom. Behind the village the municipal area rises to the lowlands east side flanking Regglberg whose towering summits the valley floor are called (from north to south) Jews Mountain, Ross jump and Goeller. In these wooded hills Branzoll abuts the neighboring communities Regglberger German oven and Aldein. To the west of the Adige, the course forms the border to the municipality Pfatten.

History

Branzoll is first mentioned in 1181 as Branzol. The name derives from the Germanic personal name Berinza. The village was - similar to the neighboring towns Laives and Auer - built on a broad alluvial fan to avoid the dangers of the Adige river floods originally very frequent. The village belonged to the end of the First World War to the judicial district of Neumarkt in Tyrol and was part of the district of Bolzano.

Until the 19th century, cattle breeding and viticulture formed the economic basis of the population. In addition to about 1880 wood was reduced provided by the Deutschnofen ups and available at the output of Aldeiner creek for sale. There, large amounts were acquired by northern Italian wood dealers verflößten it from the Branzoller loin on the Adige to Verona. Branzoll formed from the northern most point of Italy that could be reached for navigation. From this, the meaning was an important trading post. Also the porphyry reduction had an important economic impact that extends to the present day into for a long time.

Culture and sights

Structures

Branzoll owns next to the historic parish church of St. Leonhard also a newer church, St the. Heart of Jesus is dedicated. It was built in 1896 in neo-Romanesque style when the old church had become too small. The old, late-Gothic St. Leonhard's Church is about 100 meters south of the new church. It was built in around 1500, with the Romanesque tower dates from the earlier building from the 13th century, which has been replaced by the present one. Worth seeing in the interior of the church is dated from 1585, and baptismal font in white marble.

Furthermore, the village is characterized by some typical for the lower country residences. Noteworthy is the Palais Thomsen, in whose courtyard is an octagonal fountain in Trento marble dating from 1849, as well as three high cedars are.

Home stage Branzoll

An important role in the cultural life of the German language group in the village plays home stage Branzoll. It was established in 1954 on the initiative of Rudi Christoforetti with the aim to create a culture carrier for the German -speaking culture. As the first touring company of South Tyrol she toured in Germany and has performed in Munich, Nuremberg and Erlangen. The proceeds of the tours Germany was used for the financing of the German kindergarten of Branzoll. In 1960, the first puppet theater play was staged. After the preliminary setting of the theater in 1969 and a break of 25 years, the home stage was re- established in 1994 and since then, in turn, brings folk theater for the performance.

Personalities

  • Günther Pallaver ( b. 1955 ), political scientist at the University of Innsbruck
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