Not yet a town: the settlement below the Brenner on the site of the Roman fort of Vipitenum, first named as 'Sterçengum' in a charter of the nunnery of Sonnenburg in 1182.
Count Meinhard II of Tyrol raises it to a town about 1280.
Who holds it
- Name
- Not pinned: the bishop of Brixen's county of the Norital, with the Andechs as counts
- Title
- Lord
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not pinned
- Family
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
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Lord in 1200
Not pinned (Brixen's county, the Andechs as counts).
How things stand that morning
A road village in Brixen's county.
Fairs and markets
None recorded.
Walls and castle
None for 1200.
Trade and crafts
The Brenner road.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Only the name's first mention is dated.
On the map: A point.
Primary sources for Brixen
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Charter book of the bishops of Trent (compiled 1207 to 1218; documents from the 11th century onward; edited 1852). The cartulary of the prince-bishops of Trent. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.