In whole Tirol and Bavaria Widum or Widdum is the term for the immovable assets of the parish benefice, and especially for the rectory. In Tyrol it is still used as a term for a parsonage - germ. Pfarramt.
Widum in Hatting, Tirol, Austria
Widum emerged today, albeit in modified form, as a local, road or field name to, and in Austria as a designation of the residential and commercial buildings of a Catholic parish.
The word "wittum" is derived from the same root her as "widmen" ('dedicate'); wittum thus refers to a "dedicated good". Later, a provisions for a widow were called "wittum", because these are "dedicated assets".
The vast majority preserved buildings of Widum in Tyrol are from the reign of HR Emperor Joseph II Habsburg, 18c.
Widum in Hatting, Tirol, Austria
Widum emerged today, albeit in modified form, as a local, road or field name to, and in Austria as a designation of the residential and commercial buildings of a Catholic parish.
The word "wittum" is derived from the same root her as "widmen" ('dedicate'); wittum thus refers to a "dedicated good". Later, a provisions for a widow were called "wittum", because these are "dedicated assets".
The vast majority preserved buildings of Widum in Tyrol are from the reign of HR Emperor Joseph II Habsburg, 18c.
