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Encyclopedia > Brixen
Comune di Bressanone
Gemeinde Brixen

Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Bolzano (BZ)
Mayor Albert Pürgstaller
Elevation 560 m
Area 84.86 km²
Population
 - Total (as of December 31, 2005) 19,163
 - Density 215/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 46°43′N, 11°39′E
Gentilic Italian: brissinesi
German: Brixner
Dialing code 0472
Postal code 39042
Frazioni see list
Patron San Albuino
San Ingenuino
 - Day February 2
Website: www.bressanone.it

Brixen (Italian: Bressanone; German: Brixen; Ladin: Porsenù or Persenon; Latin: Brixino; also known as Pressena (827 AD), Prichsna, Brixina) is a town in the Province of Bolzano in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige, German and Ladin: Trentino-Südtirol) is an autonomous region in northern Italy. ... In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... The Autonomous Province of Bolzano-Bozen[1][2] (official in Italian: Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano; official in German: Autonome Provinz Bozen; official in Ladin: Provinzia Autonòma de Balsan), or also known by its historical name Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italian: Alto Adige; German: Südtirol; Ladin: Adesc Aut[3... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ladin (Ladino in Italian, Ladin in Ladin, Ladinisch in German) is a Rhaetian language spoken in the Dolomite mountains in Italy, between the regions of Trentino-South Tyrol and Veneto. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... The Autonomous Province of Bolzano-Bozen[1][2] (official in Italian: Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano; official in German: Autonome Provinz Bozen; official in Ladin: Provinzia Autonòma de Balsan), or also known by its historical name Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italian: Alto Adige; German: Südtirol; Ladin: Adesc Aut[3... Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige, German and Ladin: Trentino-Südtirol) is an autonomous region in northern Italy. ...

Panorama of Brixen.
Panorama of Brixen.

The third largest city in the province, Brixen (Bressanone) is an old (founded 901) town, the artistical and cultural capital of the valley of the Eisack (Isarco) river. It is located at the confluence of the Eisack (Isarco) and Rienz (Rienza) rivers, 40 km north of Bolzano (Bozen) and 45 km south of the Brenner Pass, on the Italy-Austrian border. It is surrounded at east by Plose and Plosegipfel (Monte Telegrafo) (2,504 m), at west by Hundkopf (Cima Cane) and Königsangerspitze (Monte Pascolo) (2,439 m). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1195 KB) Summary Description: Brixen Photographer: Franz Ley, Oct. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1195 KB) Summary Description: Brixen Photographer: Franz Ley, Oct. ... Events Mesoamerican ballgame court dedicated at Uxmal Kingdom of Taebong established in Korean peninsula Fuzhou city was expanded with construction of a new city wall (Luo City). Births Deaths February 18 - Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician Categories: 901 ... The Eisack (ital. ... The Rienz (Italian: , German: ) is a river in South Tyrol, Northern Italy. ... Bolzano (Italian Bolzano; German: Bozen, archaic Botzen; Ladin: Bulsan; Latin: Bauzanum; many of the regions Italian languages/dialects use Bolzan or Bulsan) is a city in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. ... The Brenner Pass (Italian Passo del Brennero) is a mountain pass that creates a link through the Tyrolean Alps along the current border between the nations of Austria and Italy, one of the principal passes of the Alps. ...


The majority of the population speaks German. The remainder of the inhabitants speak Italian and Ladin, with percentages of 27% and 1%, respectively. Ladin (Ladino in Italian, Ladin in Ladin, Ladinisch in German) is a Rhaetian language spoken in the Dolomite mountains in Italy, between the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto. ...


Brixen is especially known as a major skiing resort (the Plose). Other activities include hydroelectric power, wool, orchards and vineyards. Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Members of the U.S. Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest Downhill Ski Racing This article is about snow skiing. ...


Brixen should not be confused with Brixen im Thale of Austrian Tyrol. Brixen im Thale is a municipality in the Brixental (Brixen valley) in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. ... Coat of arms of Tyrol: *[1] The Tyrol is a historical region in Western Central Europe, which includes the Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East Tyrol) and the Italian regions known as the South Tyrol and Trentino. ...

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History

Main article: Bishopric of Brixen

The area of Brixen was settled since the Middle Stone Age (8th millennium BC). Other settlements from the late Stone Age have been found, until, in 15 BC, the area was conquered by the Romans, who had their main settlement in the nearby Sabiona (Säben). They held it until around 590s, when it was occupied by Bavarians. The bishopric of Brixen (Brixen-Bressanone, in what is now the autonomous province of South Tyrol) is a former independent state of Northern Italy which was created in 1179 and existed until 1803, when it was absorbed into the Habsburgs Holy Roman Empire. ... Middle Ages Middle East Middle West Middle-earth Law of excluded middle Middle voice → Grammatical voice See also: center, core, kernel, focus, hub This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Stone Age fishing hook. ... In the 8th millennium BC, agriculture becomes widely practiced in the Fertile Crescent and Anatolia. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC - 10s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s Years: 20 BC 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC 15 BC 14 BC 13 BC 12 BC 11 BC 10 BC... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Klausen (German) or Chiusa (Italian) is a comune (municipality) in Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of Trento and about 20 km northeast of Bolzano. ... Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century Decades: 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s - 600s - 610s - 620s - 630s - 640s Years: 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 Events and Trends Pope Pope Gregory I sends a mission led by Augustine of Canterbury, consisting of forty monks... For other uses, see Bavaria (disambiguation). ...


The first mention of Brixen dates to 901 in a document issued by the King of Germany Louis III the Child: in it, a territory called Maso Prihsna is assigned to the bishop of Sabiona, Zacharia. As time passed, "Prihsna" turned into the current name of Brixen (Bressanone). The bishops moved here from Sabiona in 992, after the Cathedral had been finished. Events Mesoamerican ballgame court dedicated at Uxmal Kingdom of Taebong established in Korean peninsula Fuzhou city was expanded with construction of a new city wall (Luo City). Births Deaths February 18 - Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician Categories: 901 ... The last true Carolingian ruler of East Francia, Louis the Child (893–20 or 24 September 911) was the only legitimate son of the Emperor Arnulf. ... Boleslaus I becomes Duke of Poland Battle of Conquereuil - Fulk Nerra defeats Conan I of Rennes, who is killed in the battle. ...


In 1039 the Bishop of Brixen, Pappo, was elevated to Pope by emperor Henry III. However, his reign lasted only for 23 days. Events June 4 - Henry III becomes King of Germany. ... Henry III, from a miniature of 1040. ...


In the 11th century, Brixen became the seat of an ecclesiastical principate which, in the following years, struggled for existence against the neighbouring county of Tyrol. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Coat of arms of Tyrol The Tyrol is a historical region in Western Central Europe, which includes the Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East Tyrol) and the Italian regions known as the South Tyrol and Trentino. ...


In 1115 a first line of walls encircling Brixen was completed. Events Clairvaux Abbey is founded by St. ...


The bishopric was secularized in 1803, annexed to the Austrian Empire. 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Anthem: Volkshymne (Peoples Anthem) Capital Vienna Language(s) German Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy History  - Established 1804  - Disestablished 1867 Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy The Crown of the Austrian Emperor The Austrian Empire (German: ) was an empire centred on what is modern day Austria that officially lasted from 1804...


After the end of the First World War Brixen, together with the area of South Tyrol, was annexed to Italy. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Autonomous Province of Bolzano-Bozen[1][2] (official in Italian: Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano; official in German: Autonome Provinz Bozen; official in Ladin: Provinzia Autonòma de Balsan), or also known by its historical name Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italian: Alto Adige; German: Südtirol; Ladin: Adesc Aut[3...

Cathedral of Brixen.
Cathedral of Brixen.

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x1280, 228 KB) Brixner Dom Fotograf: Stefan Kuhn File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cathedral architecture of Western Europe Brixen-Bressanone ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x1280, 228 KB) Brixner Dom Fotograf: Stefan Kuhn File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cathedral architecture of Western Europe Brixen-Bressanone ...

Main sights

  • The Cathedral (10th century), was rebuilt in the 13th century and again in 1745-1754 along Baroque lines. The ceiling of the nave has a large fresco by Paul Troger portraying the Adoration of the Lamb.
  • The Renaissance Bishop's Palace (13th century), one of the main noble residences in South Tyrol. The Diocesan Museum has several artworks, including a presepe with 5,000 figures created for Bishop Karl Franz Lodron.
  • The round Parish church of San Michele (11th century). The Gothic choir and the bell tower are from the 15th century, while the nave is from the 16th. The main artwork is a wooden Cireneus from the 15th century.

Outside the city is the Rodengo Castle, one of the most powerful of its time. It has precious frescoes from the early 13th century. Also important are Reifenstein Castle and the Castel Forte at Ponte Gardena. In the latter lived the famous adventurer and minstrel Oswald von Wolkenstein. Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... A traditional nativity scene from Naples, Italy A nativity scene, also called a crib or crèche (meaning crib or manger in French) generally refers to any depiction of the birth or birthplace of Jesus. ... Reifenstein Castle (German: Burg Reifenstein, Italian: Castel Tasso) is a castle in Freienfeld (Campo di Trens), near Sterzing (Vipiteno), in South Tyrol (northern Italy). ... For the 18th century American form of music and performance known as minstrelsy, see minstrel show. ...


Transportation

Brixen (Bressanone) is provided with an efficient railway station on the Brenner Line leading from Verona, Italy to Tyrol, Austria. There are two gates for the Brenner Highway, following the same path. Verona is a city and provincial capital in Veneto, Northern Italy. ... Tyrol (German: , Czech: ) is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. ...


Frazioni

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