Vipiteno Trentino-Alto Adige

Sterzing is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is the main town of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the mediev…
Sterzing is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is the main town of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The town traces its roots to 14 B.C., when Nero Claudius Drusus founded a military camp called "Vipitenum" along the road between what are now Italy and Germany. Ancient ruins found nearby include a sepulchral monument dedicated to Postumia Vittorina, a milestone of the Imperator Septimius Severus period and a stone altar dedicated to Lord Mithras. The first mention of a town called Wibitina dates back to the years between 985 and 990. That name, which is still memorized in Wipptal, is traced back to the nearby Celto-Roman settlement Vibidina.
  • Country: Italy
  • Region: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
  • Province: South Tyrol (BZ)
  • Elevation: 950 m (3,120 ft)
  • Frazioni: Ried (Novale), Thuins (Tunes), Tschöfs (Ceves)
  • Demonym(s): German: Sterzinger · Italian: vipitenesi
  • Time zone: UTC+1 (CET)

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