Zeitungsreise: Living History
3 articles
A historical treatise on the foundation and antiquity of the city of Bozen, critically examining exaggerated myths and chronicle speculations. The author advocates for a historiography focused on civic conditions, culture, and social development.
This fourth installment of the essay in the supplement of the Bote für Tirol addresses theories regarding the origins of the German-speaking population in South Tyrol and adjacent Venetian valleys. The author questions the prevailing view of descent from the Cimbri following the battle of Vercelli or Verona. He suggests instead that ancient native German tribes already inhabited the mountains, with whom fleeing Cimbri merely intermingled.
A historical account outlines the devastating fires in the city of Bozen in the years 1224, 1291, 1443, and 1483. Alongside victim counts and the extent of destruction, municipal chronicles and tax relief granted by the authorities are analyzed. The text also examines the geographical and structural causes of these catastrophic blazes.
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