Burgeis
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Burgeis (
Burgeis has 828 inhabitants (March 2007) . It lies 2.5 Kilometer from Mals.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Burgeis is
Lohr am Main, Germany
- Bayern, Germany
- Weingarten, Germany
History
The oldest account mentioning Burgeis is the Chronicle of the Benedictine Father, Goswin, who lived between 1320 and 1395 or so. This gives a wide reaching sketch of the place, of the history of Marienberg and of Obervischgau in the high Middle Ages. So we know more about Burgeis in the 12th century than many other, more important places.
Marienberg Abbey
Above Burgeis lies Europe's highest
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Marienberg Abbey and Fürstenburg
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Marienberg Abbey in the fall
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Marienberg Abbey
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church: die Maria Empfängniskirche
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panorama between Burgeis and Sankt Valentin
St. Stefan
The close of the Abbey contains a small church St. Stefan, which dates back to the early days of Christianity in the 5th century, according to archaeological dig, although it got its current form in the 9th and 10th centuries.
Economy
There are many Hotels, Pensions and Guesthouses (Gasthöfe) in and around Burgeis, which today form the basis of a flourishing tourism industry, especially in the winter.
Neighboring Places
Literature
- Hubert Walder / Helmut Stampfer: Romanische Wandmalerei im Vinschgau, 2002, ISBN 88-8266-127-X
- Alfred Reichling: Orgellandschaft Südtirol, Bozen 1982, S. 11f., 60-63.
External links
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46°42′38″N 10°31′44″E / 46.71056°N 10.52889°E