Brixen (; , ; or , ) is a town and commune in

South Tyrol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...

, northern

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, located about north of

Bolzano Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...

Geography

Brixen is the third-largest city and oldest town in the province, with a population of nearly twenty-three thousand. It is located at the confluence of the

Eisack The Eisack (, ; ; or ) is a river in Northern Italy, the second largest river in South Tyrol. Its source is near the Brenner Pass, at an altitude of about 1990 m above sea level. The river draws water from an area of about 4,200 km2. After a ...

and Rienz rivers, and today it is the capital of the Eisack district community. The

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, on the Italian-

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n border, is 45 km to the north of Brixen, and

lies 40 km to the south. To the east lies the

Plose The Plose is a massif with several peaks near Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy. Its peaks are: Telegraph (), Pfannspitze () and Gabler (). It is bordered by the Eisacktal to the west, the Lüsner Valley to the north and east and the Aferer Valley ...

mountain

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with three peaks, the closest of which being the Telegraph peak (Monte Telegrafo) (2,486 m), formally known as Fröllspitze. On the western side, there is the Königsangerspitze mountain (Monte Pascolo) (2,439 m) and the Pfeffersberg slope (Monteponente), both of which are located within the Sarntal Alps. Brixen is especially known for its skiing, with a major ski resort
the Plose

''Frazioni''

Brixen is made up of about 22 smaller villages and hamlets called ''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...

''. They include: Afers/Eores, Albeins/Albes, Elvas, Gereuth/Caredo, Karnol/Cornale, Klerant/Cleran, Kranebitt/Costa d'Elvas, Mahr/Elvas La Mara, Mairdorf/Villa, Mellaun/Meluno, Milland/Millan, Pairdorf/Perara, Pinzagen/Pinzago, Plabach/Rivapiana, Rutzenberg/Monte Ruzzo, Sarns/Sarnes, St. Andrä/Sant'Andrea, St. Leonhard/San Leonardo, Tils/Tiles, Tötschling/Tecelinga, Tschötsch/Scezze, and Untereben.

Name and etymology

The reconstruction of the pre-Roman name of Brixen has been debated. Some linguists have proposed a Celtic form *''Brigsa'' or ''*Brigsina'', built on the root ''brig-'' ('hill, hillfort')''.'' However, the toponym is probably first recorded as ''Pressena'' in the Quartinus Charter of 828, then appears as ''Prihsna'' in 901,Schürr, Diether, "Aus welcher Sprache stammt der Ortsname Brixen?", in Giampaolo Borghello e Vincenzo Orioles (a cura di), Per Roberto Gusmani 1. Linguaggi, culture, letterature 2. Linguistica storica e teorica. Studi in ricordo, Udine, Forum, 2012, pp. 435-450 which may point to a proto-form *''Prixina''. According to Diether Schürr, archaeological finds in Stufels (the early settlement area of Brixen) point to a Rhaetian rather than Celtic culture in pre-Roman times. While Celts may have renamed the site at some point, Schürr argues, the evidence suggests that the name ''Brixen'' could be pre-Celtic in origin.

History

The area of Brixen has been settled since the

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(

8th millennium BC The 8th millennium BC spanned the years 8000 BC to 7001 BC (c. 10 ka to c. 9 ka). In chronological terms, it is the second full millennium of the current Holocene epoch and is entirely within the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) phas ...

). Other settlements from the late Stone Age have been found and in 15 BC, the area was conquered by the Romans, who had their main settlement in the nearby Säben (Sabiona). They held it until around 590, when it was occupied by

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ns. The first mention of Brixen dates to 901 in a document issued by the King of Germany, Louis III the Child, in which the farm of ''Prihsna'' was presented to Bishop Zacharias of Säben. As time passed, 'Prihsna' turned into the current name of Brixen. The bishops moved here from Säben in 992, after the cathedral had been finished. In 1048, the

Bishop of Brixen The Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen (, , ) is a Latin Church, Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy, with its seat in the city of Bolzano. Its territory corresponds with that of the province of South Tyrol with its predominantly German ...

, Poppo, was made pontiff as Pope Damasus II by emperor Henry III. His reign was especially short, lasting only 23 days before dying. Rumours circulated that Poppo had been poisoned by Gerhard Brazutus, an ally to both

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, whom Poppo had just dethroned, and to be

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. These claims have not proven to be substantial and a modern conjecture suggests he died of malaria. On 15 June 1080, at the request of Henry III, the synod of Brixen condemned Pope Gregory VII over the

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, a conflict during the 11th and 12th centuries over the ability to appoint bishops. In 1115, a first line of walls encircling Brixen was completed. In 1174, and later again in 1234 and 1445, Brixen was devastated by fires. During the

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in 1802, Brixen was awarded to the

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, only to be ceded to the Bavarians in 1805 after the Austrians suffered a great loss to

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

and his Allies at the

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. The Bavarians set up the District Court of Brixen, a regional judicial and administrative court for South Tyrol. The court only lasted nine years before in 1814, the

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returned Brixen to the Austrians. Some time between 1851 and 1855, the

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journalist and writer Karel Havlíček Borovský was exiled to Brixen by the Austrian government. In 1866, after the

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, the Austrians were on the verge of collapse. In 1867 the Austro-Hungarian Compromise was arranged. This established a dual monarchy comprising Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary, which were respectively known unofficially as Cisleithania and Transleithania. South Tyrol, including Brixen, was part of Cisleithania. In 1915, the Treaty of London was concluded. Its objective was, in part, to entice Italy to join the

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. One provision, Article 4, promised the Italians the largely German-speaking Austrian territory of

, which would create a new Italian-Austrian frontier. In 1919, after the victories of the allies, Brixen, along with the rest of South Tyrol, was awarded to Italy by the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Under Mussolini, Brixen and the surrounding villages experienced an enormous growth, as part of the fascist effort to consolidate territorial subdivisions in the country. In 1928, this included the addition of Milland, Sarns, and Albeins, as well as Elvas and Kranebitt which were annexed from Natz, a neighbouring municipality. During WW2, the Austrians attempted to reclaim South Tyrol but were unsuccessful. After the war, Austria deemed the post-war treaty to be unsatisfactory, raising The South Tyrolean Question (''Die Südtirolfrage''). The Austrians believed, along with the South Tyroleans, that the region should be autonomous to protect minorities. South Tyrol has 69.4% native German-speaking population, and a 4.5% native Ladin-speaking population, with the two languages making up a majority in 111 out of the 116 municipalities in South Tyrol. In 1972, South Tyrol, as a part of

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, was granted autonomy.

Coat-of-arms

The oldest coat of arms dates back to 1297 with the lamb, known then from 1304 as a symbol of the lamb. On 13 November 1928, a shield with the city walls and a gate on the lawn in the upper half and the lamb in the lower was adopted. The emblem is a turned

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lamb with an or halo on a

gules In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple). Gules is portrayed in heraldic hatch ...

background; the right foreleg supports a flag with a gules cross. The emblem was granted in 1966.

Main sights

* The

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(10th century), dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, was rebuilt in the 13th century and again in 1745–54 along

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lines. The ceiling of the nave has a large fresco by

Paul Troger Paul Troger (30 October 1698 – 20 July 1762) was an Austrian painter, draughtsman, and printmaker of the late Baroque period. Troger's illusionistic ceiling paintings in fresco are notable for their dramatic vitality of movement and their pale ...

portraying the ''Adoration of the Lamb''. * The ''Hofburg'', a Renaissance Bishop's Palace (started in the 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 ''Saint Michael'' (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. * The Pharmacy Museum (), located in a nearly 500-year-old townhouse, shows the development and changes of the local pharmacy. The Peer family (now the 7th generation) has run this pharmacy since 1787, always in the same location. The museum's carefully restored rooms illustrate the development of the pharmaceutical profession over the centuries and the changes in remedies used, from the testicles of a beaver and pieces of an ancient Egyptian mummy to modern plasters and lyophilisates. All the objects and medicines on display were in use over the centuries. The museum also has a library for historical research and the archive of the Peer family. In a separate room there is a multimedia display of the history of the family. *The White Tower (also known as "Weißer Turm") was completed in 1591, but subsequently modified. The 72-meter-tall tower, which is located next to the parish church of Saint Michael, is inside the city walls in the historic center of Brixen. It contains a complex

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mechanism of 43 bells, which ring every day at 11:00 a.m. and can play more than a hundred different tunes. On the top floor there is a large roof where it is possible to observe the surroundings. The Tower also has a lunar clock. The tower's

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is one of the few remaining in South Tyrol. It is the cultural heritage monument with the number 14186 in South Tyrol. The White Tower is in use as a museum since 2007. Outside the city is Rodeneck Castle, one of the most powerful of its time. It has precious

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es from the early 13th century. Also important are '' Reifenstein Castle'' and '' Trostburg'' Castle in Waidbruck. In the latter lived the adventurer and

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Gallery

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Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, the majority of the population speaks

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as first language (72.61%). The remainder of the inhabitants speak

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and Ladin as first languages, with percentages of 26.03% and 1.36%, respectively.

Culture

The rock band, Frei.Wild, has its origin in Brixen.

Notable people

* Maria Hueber (1653–1705) – religious sister, pioneer in educating girls in Tyrol * Matteo Goffriller (1659–1742) – Venetian

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, particularly noted for the quality of his cellos * Anton Pichler (1697–1779) – Tyrolean goldsmith and artist of engraved gems * Joseph Ambrose Stapf (1785–1844) – professor of

moral theology Ethics involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior.''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy''"Ethics" A central aspect of ethics is "the good life", the life worth living or life that is simply satisfyin ...

and

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

at Brixen seminary *

Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer (10 December 1790 – 26 April 1861) was a Germans, German county of Tyrol, Tyrolean traveller, journalist, politician and historian, best known for his controversial Discontinuity (Postmodernism), discontinuity the ...

(1790–1861) – traveller, journalist, politician and historian * Johanna von Isser Großrubatscher (1802–1880) – graphic artist and writer * Josef Murr (1864–1932) – classical philologist and botanist * Eduard Thöny (1866–1950) – caricaturist and illustrator * Fritz Tarbuk von Sensenhorst (1896–1976) – lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Navy, captain in the army and an entrepreneur * Mary de Rachewiltz (born 1925) – poet and translator *

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(born 1944) – mountaineer, adventurer, explorer, author and politician * Heinz Winkler (born 1949) – three-

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chef * Herbert Dorfmann (born 1969) – agronomist and

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Sport

* Denise Karbon (born 1980) – World Cup alpine ski racer * Roland Fischnaller (born 1980) – snowboarder at the

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

and

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* Karin Oberhofer (born 1985) – biathlete, bronze medallist in the Mixed relay at the

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* Ludwig Rieder (born 1991) – luger, competitor at the

* Dominik Fischnaller (born 1993) – luger, bronze medallist at the

* Kevin Fischnaller (born 1993) – luger, competitor at the

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* Andrea Isufaj (born 1999) – footballer

Transport

Brixen has a railway station on the Brenner Railway, which connects the town to

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and

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. It has an individual fare structure for public transport within the Tirol-Südtirol zone. Italy *Regional Train (

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Regional): Brennero/Brenner – Fortezza/Franzensfeste – Bressanone/Brixen – Chiusa/Klausen – Bolzano/Bozen – Trento – Rovereto – Verona – Isola della Scala – Nogara – Bologna Germany/Austria/South Tyrol (D for Germany, A for Austria) On 11 December 2016, ÖBB took over Deutsche Bahn's night trains. The Munich-Milan service was withdrawn. *Night Train ( DB CityNightLine) Munich-Milan/Rome: Munich (D) – Kufstein (A) – Jenbach (A) – Innsbruck (A) – Brixen/Bressanone – Bolzano/Bozen – Trento/Trient – Verona – Peschiera del Garda – Brescia – Milan *Intercity Train ( ÖBB Eurocity) Munich-Verona/Venice: Munich (D) – Kufstein (A) – Jenbach (A) – Innsbruck (A) – Brenner/Brennero – Franzensfeste/Fortezza – Brixen/Bressanone – Bolzano/Bozen – Trento – Rovereto – Verona – Padua – Venice *Intercity Train ( ÖBB Eurocity) Munich-Verona/Bologna: Munich (D) – Kufstein (A) – Jenbach (A) – Innsbruck (A) – Brenner/Brennero – Franzensfeste/Fortezza – Brixen/Bressanone – Bolzano/Bozen – Trento – Rovereto – Verona – Bologna *Regional Train (Südtirol Bahn Regio-Express) Bolzano/Bozen-Innsbruck: Bolzano/Bozen – Brixen/Bressanone – Franzensfeste/Fortezza – Sterzing/Vipiteno – Brenner/Brennero – Innsbruck *Regional Train (Südtirol Bahn Regio) Brixen/Bressanone-Lienz: Brixen/Bressanone – Franzensfeste/Fortezza – Mühlbach/Rio di Pusteria – Vintl/Vandoies – Ehrenburg/Casteldarne – St. Lorenzen/San Lorenzo di Sebato – Bruneck/Brunico – Olang/Valdaora – Welsberg/Monguelfo – Niederdorf/Villabassa – Toblach/Dobbiaco – Innichen/San Candido – Lienz (A) * Train connects at Verona with ÖBB

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Rome-Vienna: DB CityNightLine splits into two trains (first half couples with ÖBB Rome-Vienna and leaves for Vienna or Rome; second half continues to Munich or Milan). Vienna-Rome splits into two trains (first half continues to Rome or Vienna; second half couples with DB CityNightLine for Milan or Munich). By road, the town has two exits on the Brenner Autobahn that connects Brixen to the

Twin towns – sister cities

Brixen is twinned with: *

Bled Bled (; ,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146. in older sources also ''Feldes'') is a town on Lake Bled in the Upper Carniolan regio ...

, Slovenia, since 2004 *

Havlíčkův Brod Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; ) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban mon ...

, Czech Republic, since 1992 *

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, Germany, since 1969

Sports

*Brixen hosted the

2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics The 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics is the sixth edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held at Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena in Bressanone, Italy from 8–12 July 2009. Athletes had to be aged 16 or ...

. *Brixen hosted the 16th Unicycle World Convention and Championships (UNICON) in July 2012.

References

External links

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Homepage of the municipality
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WebCam picture from Bressanone – Brixen
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