Sant'Orsola Terme, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy Genealogy

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Guide to Sant'Orsola Terme municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History[edit | edit source]

While the area saw immigration around the year 1000, the main settlement began to form around the church built in 1408. So, while not a precise founding date, the early 15th century (1408) is a key point in the development of the town.

Jurisdictions:

  • Around 1000: Part of a larger region experiencing Germanic immigration.
  • 1408 onward: Development under the influence of the church.
  • Historically: Part of the episcopal principality of Trento.
  • 1818: Became an autonomous municipality.
  • 1919: Confirmed as an autonomous municipality after the annexation of Trentino to Italy.
  • 1929-1947: Mocheni valley municipalities incorporated into Sant'Orsola (except Viarago).

Major events:

  • Around 1000: Immigration of settlers from Germanic areas.
  • 1408: Construction of the church, leading to the aggregation of farms and the formation of the main settlement.
  • 1818: Became an autonomous municipality.
  • 1919: Confirmed as a municipality after WWI.
  • 1929-1947: Incorporation of other municipalities.
  • Early 1970s: Promotion of small fruit production and the establishment of the Sant'Orsola agricultural cooperative.[1]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Sant'Orsola Terme," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant%27Orsola_Terme, accessed 21 February 2025.