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6/3/2010 | Herz-Jesu-fire on 13 June

On the 19th Century is the tradition of the mountain fire and commemorates the pledge that the heart of Jesus was given.
1796 Tyrolean Estates solemnly promised the face of danger by the forces of Napoleon I to entrust the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus "and to commemorate this year after year. As Sacred Heart Sunday was the first Sunday elected according to the Corpus Christi.

Andreas Hofer renewed the pledge before the Bergisel battle against the French and Bavarians. Hofer's troops won a surprise and this made the Sacred Heart Sunday for the high holiday. Sign of this is still the mountain fires, which are lit at this special day and illuminate the sky over South Tyrol.

The mountain fire even have a historical background: In times of war have been lit as a mountain fire flares for an agreed fight start ...

Due to the nature of the U-shaped valley is particularly St.Magdalena at Sacred Heart Sunday, a highly visited venue of this spectacle.