Seis am Schlern
Seis am Schlern (Austrian German: [ˈsaɪs am ˈʃlɛrn]; Italian: Siusi allo Sciliar [ˈsjuːzi allo ʃʃiˈljar]) is an Alpine village in South Tyrol, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of northern Italy. It is a frazione (borough) of the comune (municipality) of Kastelruth.
Geography
[edit]The village lies in the Dolomites, in the shadow of the 2,563m high Schlern. The summit can be reached by following trail number one from the village.
History
[edit]The peak at the north west end of the mountain was first climbed in 1888 by Johann Santner. It is named the Santner Spitze in his honour.
Economy
[edit]The village is dependent on tourism, in Summer and Winter.
Famous residents
[edit]The poet, composer and diplomat Oswald von Wolkenstein lived for a time in Seis. The German philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey died in the village on 1 October 1911.
The Russian scientist, historian and ethnologist Count Aleksey Alekseyevich Bobrinsky died in the Village on 4 December 1938.
References
[edit]- Oswald Redlich: Die Traditionsbücher des Hochstifts Brixen vom zehnten bis in das vierzehnte Jahrhundert (= Acta Tirolensia. Vol. 1). Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 1886, pp. 3–4, No. 6.
46°32′39″N 11°33′44″E / 46.54417°N 11.56222°E
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