Burgstall, South Tyrol

Postal ( Postal Italian ) is a municipality with 1798 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in South Tyrol (Italy ) south of Merano. It borders Gargazon in the south, to Merano in the north, to the west by Lana and on the east by Verano Mölten.

The municipality is bordered on the east by Tschögglberg and separated of Lana by the Adige. The municipality has a size of about 6 km ², with approximately half are registered as agricultural or forest green in the land book. There is mostly mild, Mediterranean -influenced climate. The population lives mainly from agriculture in fruit cultivation, tourism and services.

History

Postal was built in the shelter of the castle of Count von Volkmar, which is only a ruin today. To the church and much later the school building they were built around. The historic buildings are located on a slope, because in the Middle Ages the valley was still marshy and inaccessible. Today, the village center is moved to the bottom due to the favorable environment more and more. For the reclamation of the valley floor, the fascists were responsible, which wanted to create through the cultivation of the valley new jobs. Today, the beneficiaries of this project are the former United Burgstaller fruit growers whose fields extend into the valley floor.

Postal belonged to the end of the First World War to the judicial district of Merano and was part of the district of Merano.

Economy

In the valley bottom, the bottom is moist and nutrient- rich, especially apples are grown. On the higher slopes vines are cultivated, the better tolerated the slightly more bare ground than the fruit trees. The dairy industry was supplanted in the 1980s, entirely of fruit growing. By the designation of an area for an industrial zone an attractive source of income in the village could be created for the population.

The best-known companies fortified settlement is the Dr. Schär GmbH, which produces gluten-free foods.

Traffic

The main road that runs through the village center, has been the construction of the expressway Merano - Bolzano significantly relieved ( MeBo ), whereby the population was largely shielded from the noise and exhaust fumes. Postal is characterized by a heavy traffic from transit and secluded, yet easily accessible location. Merano can be reached within 10 minutes and Bolzano in 15 minutes. The railway is mainly used by commuters leads, parallel to the river Adige. She is from the village located some 10 minutes. By Postal lead three public bus lines, which provide a quick access to Lana, Merano and Bolzano. The village is only about 15 minutes away from Bolzano Airport.

Tourism

Bolzano started with the dismantling of the state road - In 2001, two years after the opening of the expressway Meran. This made ​​a cycling course, the castle stable now adjoins the South Tyrol-wide bicycle network. In 2007 a ​​start was made to extend the bike path after Sinich. In the castle there is a stable habitat, which is after the reclamation of the valley floor and the associated destruction of wetlands, left. On the slope of Tschöggelbergs the historic center is a visit to the Holy Cross Church. There is also a natural history museum. With the bike can be extended tours into the Passeiertal and take in the lowlands. By cable car Verano castle stables, you can quickly reach Verano, where there are the walkers diverse hiking opportunities. Verano can also be reached on a riser.

Population

The end of 2011 lived in Postal nearly 1,800 people. About three quarters of the population speak German, the Italian-speaking proportion is about one-fifth. For both language groups, there is a nursery school in the community. The elementary school pupils of the German language group attend school in the village.

Community activities

There are many active clubs in Postal, which act primarily on a voluntary basis. The most members clubs are the band and the volunteer fire department. In 2002, the fire station was rebuilt with built rehearsal room for the band. In 2002, a Dorfleitplan was built in collaboration with many community members, which is to bring the ideas for the future of the community and citizens under a hat. The strongest party in Postal is the South Tyrolean People's Party. Postal has its own village magazine ( " Volkmar "), which appears four times a year.

Attractions

  • Parish Postal
  • Museum of Nature
  • Biotope Burgstaller floodplains
  • Sunnseitn riser
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