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Einblick in die Geschichte<br />

„das Pustertal“<br />

Bereits im 11. Jh. war der Name Pustrissima<br />

mehrfach urkundlich erwähnt. Aufgrund der<br />

vorübergehenden slawischen Besiedlung im<br />

östlichen Pustertal versuchte man, den Namen<br />

von dieser Seite zu erklären. Man war der Meinung,<br />

der Name sei von pustu (öde) abgeleitet worden.<br />

Aber weitaus treffender dürfte die Erklärung des<br />

bekannten Fachmannes K. Finsterwalder sein,<br />

der den Namen auf einen keltischen Personennamen,<br />

auf Busturissa (Gau eines Busturus)<br />

zurückführt, der vielleicht ein Stammesfürst der<br />

Saevaten gewesen sein könnte.<br />

Die Dolomiten<br />

Dem französischen Forscher Deodat de Dolomieu<br />

verdanken die „bleichen Berge“ der Region ihren<br />

Namen. Er untersuchte gegen Ende des 18. Jh.<br />

das Gestein auf Kalk und kohlensaure Magnesia.<br />

Dessen zu Ehren erhielten die Berge dann den<br />

Namen Dolomiten. Seit dem 26. Juni 2009<br />

gehören sie zum renommierten UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe.<br />

Breve excursus etimologico<br />

sulla “Val Pusteria”<br />

Il nome Pustrissima era già ampiamente documentato<br />

agli inizi dell’XI secolo. Vista la temporanea<br />

occupazione slava nella zona orientale<br />

della valle, si propendeva a giustificare quel<br />

nome, che si riteneva derivato da pustu (vuoto,<br />

inospitale), con la descrizione della triste realtà<br />

della zona. Ma molto più azzeccata sembrerebbe<br />

la spiegazione fornita invece dal noto esperto<br />

K. Finsterwalder che rimanda il toponimo al<br />

termine Busturissa (distretto di un Busturus,<br />

probabilmente un principe della stirpe celtica<br />

dei Sevati).<br />

Le Dolomiti<br />

I “Monti pallidi” devono il nome al noto studioso<br />

e ricercatore francese Deodat de Dolomieu<br />

che sul finire del XVIII secolo si interessò alla<br />

struttura delle rocce calcaree e della magnesia<br />

carbonatica. In suo onore, dunque, queste montagne<br />

presero il nome di Dolomiti. Il 26 giugno<br />

2009 la catena delle Dolomiti è stata proclamata<br />

dall’UNESCO Patrimonio Naturale dell’Umanità.<br />

www.kronplatz.com<br />

The History of the<br />

Pustertal Valley<br />

The name “Pustrissima” can be traced as far<br />

back as the 11th Century, where it is first mentioned<br />

in several historical documents. Due to<br />

the temporary settlement by Slavic peoples in<br />

the eastern Pustertal Valley, there have been<br />

attempts to explain the origin of this name.<br />

It was believed to have been derived from the<br />

word “pustu” (“empty, desolate”). But the explanation<br />

of the well-known expert K. Finsterwalder<br />

is more plausible. He traced the name back to the<br />

Celtic personal name “Busturissa” (“area under<br />

the rule of Busturus”), who may have been a<br />

tribal leader of a people known as the Saevates.<br />

The Dolomites<br />

The name of the “Pale Mountains” of this region<br />

is attributable to the French researcher Deodat<br />

de Dolomieu. In the late 18th Century, he studied<br />

the composition of the mountains and found<br />

that they were made of limestone and magnesium<br />

carbonate. The mountains were then named<br />

“The Dolomites” in honor of him. They were<br />

declared a UNESCO World Nature Heritage Site<br />

in June 26, 2009.<br />

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