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"Great is the power of memory that dwells in places." (from Cicero)

The old parish church used to be below today's graveyard next to St. Anna's church

Old parish church of Saint Ulrich

First parish church in the village

The bishops of Augsburg founded a village around the old church of Saint Ulrich. This parish church was situated at the graveyard, as mentioned in records from 1342, but it is quite a bit older than that. The building, close to collapse, was pulled down in the 1790s and a new parish church was built on land between the two farmhouses Pana and Ortiseit, where there was a second village centre. At the end of the 18th century, both village centres merged together, reflected in today's village names of St. Ulrich/Ortisei/Urtijëi.

Main category:
Building culture
Subcategory:
Churches and chapels
Epoch:Middle Ages
Area(s):Ortisei
GPS coordinates:@11.67562,46.57747