Charitable Collection by Bolzano Summer Visitors on the Ritten
During their summer retreat on the Ritten, residents of Bolzano raised 150 florins for charitable causes through social games. The proceeds were handed over to the Imperial-Royal District Office to support the poor on the Ritten and an estate owner in Tschösens near Layen who lost everything to a lightning strike.
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Tyrol.
Bolzano, 30 Aug. Several residents of Bolzano spending their summer retreat on the Ritten charitably remembered the poor and unfortunate on the occasion of a social gathering. Various games organised for this purpose yielded a net profit of 150 fl. in abusive currency, which was handed over by the aforementioned philanthropists to the Imperial-Royal District Office with the request that 90 fl. be given to the poor on the Ritten, and 60 fl. to the stricken owner of the Huberhof in Tschösens near Layen, who lost all her possessions to a lightning strike on the 22nd of this month. Thus, cheerfulness and merriment were combined with a noble charitable purpose. In bringing this noble act to general notice, the local Imperial-Royal District Office hereby expresses its warmest thanks to the noble philanthropists on behalf of the beneficiaries.
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The year 1832 in Merano and the surrounding region was shaped by major infrastructure projects, notably the construction of the Stelvio Pass road, and steadfast loyalty to the Habsburg monarchy. Highlights of public life included official jubilees and the summer visit of the Austrian imperial couple. At the same time, reports on fires, wildlife statistics, and numerous charitable initiatives reflected the social conditions of the era. →
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"Charitable Collection by Bolzano Summer Visitors on the Ritten." Der Bote für Tirol, 6 September 1832. https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/Zeitungsarchiv/Seite/Zeitung/47/1/06.09.1832/150909/1. https://www.meran-archive.com/en/artikel/1832-09-06-wohltaetige-sammlung-von-bozner-sommerfrischlern-auf-dem-ritten