Oris

Close to the village of Oris, there is the protected area of the Oris Wetlands, habitat for many rare animals and plants

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Oris, one of the five districts of Lasa, lies on the sunny side of the Val Venosta between Lasa and Sluderno: The valley is dominated by fruit-growing.
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View from Tanas on Oris, Eyrs in German, formerly also called Ewrs or Eures: Until the 13th century, it was owned by the Bishopric of Freising.
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The parish church of Oris is located a bit outside the village centre on the Via Tanas road: It is dedicated to St. Remigius of Rheims, known for the baptism of the Merovingian king Clovis I.
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Another building with a long history is the rectory: Oris used to be a stagecoach station, but today agriculture dominates the village.
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During the recommended hike to San Pietro in Monte (St. Peter am Kofel), here in May, the mountains are still snow-covered.
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The peaks of Mt. Punta di Lasa and Mt. Croda di Cengles in the Lasa Mountains are also still white, while in the valley the fruit trees are in blossom.
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Today it appears gentle and idyllic: It was the Rio Tanas stream that played a major role in the village chronicle of Oris in the past.
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A panoramic and varied day hike takes you from Oris via Cengles to the famous Lasa Marble Railway, which carries the marble to the valley.
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The Val Venosta Cycle Path near Oris - in the picture the route through the Cengles Wetlands - is part of the Via Claudia Augusta Cycle Route.
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East of Oris (Eyrs), already at the village entrance of Lasa, lies the Church of St. Sisinius: It probably dates back to the 12th century.
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In winter, the skiing areas in the Ortles region and the cross-country skiing tracks of Venosta Nordic can be reached in half an hour.
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The present Church of St. Remigius: The former Church of St. Bartholomew and St. Castulus in Oris was destroyed by a mudslide in the 13th century.
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Oris or Eyrs, a district of Lasa, is located at the outlet of the Tanas Stream, at the foot of the Montesole in the Val Venosta valley. For centuries, the stream blocked the small village, and at the end of the 13th century, a huge mudslide even destroyed the entire upper village with the St. Bartholomew Church. Oris was then rebuilt further down the valley, in a safe location. Good times followed: During the stagecoach era, the little village experienced an economic boom and by 1838 it was already one of the most important traffic hubs and postal stations in the entire Val Venosta.

Today, the primary school, the volunteer fire brigade and the St. Remigius Church are located in the centre of the village. Around it there are banks and shops, a village shop and small cafés. The hiking paths in the surrounding area invite you to spend relaxing moments with family and friends: A particularly beautiful excursion destination are the Oris Wetlands, a protected biotope landscape that has been declared a Natura 2000 site together with the Cengles and Sluderno Wetlands.

Other hikes follow the Waalwege paths, lead to the St. Peter Church and Tanas, two hamlets steeped in history on the Monte Sole above Lasa, and to the Marble Railway of Lasa. The Lasa Marble, this hard, resistant, weatherproof and noble stone, characterises the entire municipal area. You are faster on two wheels: The Val Venosta Cycle Path leads past Oris to Lake Resia or - vice versa - to Merano. In winter, the skiing areas of Solda and Trafoi wait half an hour away.

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