Urtijëi
—  Comune  —
Chemun de Urtijëi Gemeinde St. Ulrich Comune di Ortisei
Urtijëi Location of Urtijëi in Italy
Coordinates: 46°34′N 11°40′E / 46.567°N 11.667°E / 46.567; 11.667Coordinates: 46°34′N 11°40′E / 46.567°N 11.667°E / 46.567; 11.667
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	Bolzano-Bozen (BZ)
Government
- Mayor	Ewald Moroder
Area
- Total	24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Elevation	1,230 m (4,035 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)[1]
- Total	4,604
- Density	189.5/km2 (490.7/sq mi)
- Demonym	Italian: gardenesi German: Sankt Ulricher
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39046
Dialing code	0471
Patron saint	San Udalricus
Saint day	July 4
Website	Official website

Urtijëi (German: St. Ulrich in Gröden; Italian: Ortisei) is a town of 4,500 inhabitants in the province of Bolzano-Bozen, in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It occupies the Val Gardena within the Dolomites, a mountain chain that is part of the Alps. The name derives from the Latin urticetum ("place of nettles").

According to the 2001 census, 82.32% of the population speak Ladin, 12.13% German and 5.55% Italian as first language.^[2]

Urtijëi borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Villnöß, Lajen and Santa Crestina Gherdëina.

From 1860 to 1914 Urtijëi experienced a relevant economical growth due to the opening of a major road connecting Val Gardena to the main railroad; as a result the local woodcarving industry flourished. International tourism developed through the discovery of the Dolomites first by English tourists, and subsequently visitors from Austria and Germany. Currently, the town's economy is mostly based on Winter skiing tourism and Summer hiking tourism and woodcarving.

[edit] Demographic history

[edit] Famous people

• Carolina Kostner
• Giorgio Moroder
• Isolde Kostner
• Josef Moroder-Lusenberg
• Ernesto Prinoth
• Luis Trenker

Church of St. Jacob

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: The parish church of Epiphany and Saint Ulrich in Urtijëi

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: The church of Saint Antony in Urtijëi

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: The monumental cemetery

• (Italian) (Ladin) (German) Homepage of the municipality
• Museum Gherdëina - Local heritage museum

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