Zeitungsreise: Living History
17 articles
Address marking the close of the 1841/42 academic year at the Merano Gymnasium on the occasion of its centenary under the direction of the Benedictines of Marienberg. The text recounts the impoverished town's revival from the 1720s onward through the establishment of the school, Johann Rufin's endowment, and the contributions of Abbots Johann Murr and Beda Hillebrand.
Detailed final report on the 1839 imperial free shooting in Merano, including results, shooting statistics, and prize recipients. Special tribute is paid to imperial forester Alois von Pernwerth, an 1809 veteran who secured the first main prize.
Preface and editorial context for the 1837 work by Dr. Johann Nepomuk Huber on Meran and its curative climate. The publication is regarded as a milestone that initiated Meran's rise as a world-renowned health resort.
An accounting record from the years 1333 to 1335 documents the payment of 15 Berner marks to Master Pasculin for establishing an apothecary in Merano. Using historical monetary comparisons, the article contextualizes the expenditure as likely the earliest record of an apothecary in Tyrol.
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.
A historical overview of the origins, noble privileges, and documentary evidence of the twelve medieval shield courts in the Passeier Valley. The article describes their transition from princely fiefs into peasant estates and examines their surviving architectural and archival records.
The report examines historical traditions and records concerning the flight of Duke Frederick IV with the Empty Pockets through the Schnals and Ötz valleys in 1416. It focuses on the contributions of the Vorherr (Forcher) peasant family as well as relics and evidence preserved at the Fineil mountain farm and around the Schnals Charterhouse.
Conclusion of the historical treatise on the parish priests of Tirol, featuring biographies of Prince-Bishops Joseph von Mohr and Johann von Flugi the Younger. The text details their ecclesiastical contracts, pastoral work in Meran, and the purchase and expansion of Schloss Knillenberg in Mais.
Continuation of the historical account of the pastors of Tirol, detailing the epitaph of Bishop Beatus a Porta in Riffian and the tenure of Prince-Bishop Johann Flugi von Aspermont. The text outlines Flugi's acquisition of the parish of Tirol in 1610, the consecration of the Capuchin church in Meran, and Jesuit activities.
A historical overview of the parish of Tirol and four of its prominent 15th- and 16th-century parish priests who attained episcopal sees in Chur, Brixen, and Trent. The article outlines the careers of Ulrich Putsch, Leonhard Wiesmayr, Cristoforo Madruzzo, and Beat von Porta alongside their ecclesiastical and local impact on Meran and the surrounding region.
The concluding installment of the historical account of Katzenstein Castle details its 1774 acquisition by Baron Johann Joseph von Priami and his wife Elisabeth von Waid. Alongside genealogical records, a description of the family crest, and a tombstone inscription, it commemorates the couple's charitable deeds prior to the castle passing to Joseph Wenter and subsequently into peasant ownership in 1817.
The second part of the historical treatise traces the ownership succession of Katzenstein Castle near Meran from the 15th to the 18th century. It examines the noble families Aur, Jäger, Katzenbök, and Pögl, alongside their heraldry, archival deeds, and inheritance settlements.
A 1638 document from the curacy of Hafling records the outbreak of the plague in the autumn of 1636 around Vöran and Hafling, which claimed 62 lives. To avert the pestilence, the local community donated church banners and vowed to hold solemn processions.
A historical overview examines the background of the mountain community of Hafling from its first mention in 1166 to the establishment of its own curacy in the sixteenth century. Alongside demographic details on farmsteads and inhabitants, the account documents charters by the Prince-Bishops of Trent and agreements with the parish of Mais and Stams Abbey.
A historical overview detailing the immigration and genealogy of the Grisons-born noble von Paravicini family in Mais, alongside the ownership history of the noble seats Rundeck and Rametz. It traces the family history of the 104-year-old Baron Bernhard von Paravicini and the chain of possession of both estates since the 14th and 17th centuries.
The fourth and final part of the description of the surroundings of Merano is dedicated to the history of the Ladurner family and their ancestral farmstead. The uninterrupted family succession on the farmstead is documented for over five centuries. Furthermore, the historical coats of arms of the Ladurner family and their heraldic details are described in detail.
The historical description details churches and castles in the surroundings of Merano, including St. Valentin in Mais, St. Katharina in der Schart near Hafling, and Juval Castle. It also highlights local historical events from late antiquity and the Middle Ages to the Napoleonic Wars.
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