Postal
Postal, in tedesco Burgstall, è un piccolo comune del Burgraviato, nella provincia di Bolzano, disteso sulla piana dell'Adige a ci...
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Postal nel Burgraviato, vicino a Merano
Postal si trova nel cuore del Burgraviato, la regione storica che circonda Merano lungo la valle dell'Adige, a circa otto chilometri a sud della città termale e a una ventina di chilometri a nord del capoluogo Bolzano. Il territorio comunale, esteso per meno di sette chilometri quadrati, confina con Lana a ovest, con Gargazon a sud, con Merano a nord e con i comuni di montagna di Verano e Mölten a est, dove i pendii si innalzano fino a oltre mille metri di quota sopra l'altopiano del Salto. Il centro del paese sorge a circa 270 metri, leggermente rialzato rispetto al fondovalle, mentre le nuove aree residenziali e produttive si sono sviluppate più in basso, verso la piana. Postal è una comunità bilingue, con una popolazione di poco più di duemila abitanti in maggioranza di lingua tedesca e una minoranza di lingua italiana: una convivenza che riflette la storia stessa del Burgraviato, terra di confine linguistico e culturale tra il mondo germanico e quello italiano.
La frutticoltura e i meleti della piana
The economy of Postal is inextricably linked to fruit growing, and in particular to apple cultivation, which has transformed the valley floor into an orderly mosaic of apple orchards as far as the eye can see. Until the 19th century, the land in the plain was damp, rich in nutrients but often marshy and difficult to cultivate; only with the major works to regulate the Adige river and reclaim the land did the valley floor become the fertile land that today supports one of the most intensive fruit productions in all of South Tyrol. On the higher slopes, where the soil is drier and sunnier, vines are also cultivated, testifying to the agricultural diversity of the area. The village offers guided tours among the apple orchards, such as the traditional walk to discover the South Tyrolean apple, an opportunity to understand up close the cultivation techniques, harvesting, and processing of a fruit that has become a symbol of the entire region, as well as the main source of income for numerous families in the Burgraviato.
The Postal biotope and the nature of the valley
Not far from the village, in the Adige plain, lies the Postal biotope, a protected natural area that preserves a strip of the ancient riverine floodplains once widespread throughout the valley floor, before the major works to reclaim and regulate the river. Riparian forests, reed beds, and seasonal bodies of water offer refuge to fauna and flora linked to the humid environment, now rare in the intensively cultivated apple orchards that characterize the Burgraviato today. The biotope thus represents a small window onto the original landscape of the Adige valley, when the river flowed freely between secondary channels, wooded islands, and marshy areas, and allows us to understand how much the territory has changed after the 19th-century regulation. Paths and trails in the surroundings allow discreet access to the area, in direct contact with a fragile ecosystem that the local community is committed to preserving alongside its agricultural vocation.
Cycle path, Adige plain, and landscape
The Postal valley floor is crossed by the Adige Valley cycle path, which connects Merano to Bolzano following the course of the river through orchards, rows of trees, and small inhabited centers, and is part of the very popular long-distance routes for cycle tourists from all over Europe. The municipality is also served by the Lana-Postal railway station, on the Bolzano-Merano line, which allows easy access to both the spa town and the provincial capital, while a new cycle-pedestrian path along the provincial road towards Gargazon is under construction, completing the local network. The landscape observed along these routes is typical of the Burgraviato: an orderly plain of orchards stretching at the foot of steep slopes covered with woods and vineyards, with views ranging from the first heights towards Verano and Mölten to the foothills of Mount San Vigilio, in a continuous contrast between the cultivated valley floor and the mountain.
History and experiences to live
The history of Postal is linked to the castle built by Count Volkmar von Burgstall, of which only the ruins remain today on a hill above the village: around this fortification, already mentioned in documents from the early decades of the 13th century, the original inhabited nucleus was born, which later developed around the parish church dedicated to the Holy Cross. Since 1958, a cable car has connected Postal to the overlying municipality of Verano, on the Salto plateau: renovated in the 2000s and in 2017, the facility remains a widely used panoramic connection, allowing quick access from the valley floor to mountain pastures and woods. Among the experiences to be had in the village are also walks along the Sunnseitn-Steig, the sunny path that develops on the slopes above the inhabited area with wide views of the valley, while the local economy, historically agricultural, has also been enriched in recent decades by significant production realities, a sign of a town that knows how to combine peasant tradition and development.
Not to be missed
- The Postal biotope, a protected remnant of the ancient Adige floodplains
- The ruins of Burgstall castle above the village
- A guided walk through the orchards discovering the South Tyrolean apple
- The Sunnseitn-Steig, a sunny panoramic trail along the slopes
- The cable car to Verano and the Salto plateau
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