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Castles In South Tyrol
{{unreferenced, date=November 2011 This is a list of castles in South Tyrol in Italy. # Castle Aichberg, Eppan an der Weinstraße # Altenburg bei St. Pauls, Eppan an der Weinstraße # Annaberg, Goldrain # Castle Auer, Tirol # Castleruine Boymont, Eppan an der Weinstraße # Castle Bruneck, Bruneck # Brunnenburg, Tirol # Churburg, Schluderns # Castle Enn, Montan # Castle Ehrenburg, Kiens # Castleruine Eschenloch, Ulten # Fahlburg, Tisens- Prissian # Castle Festenstein # Fingellerschlössl/Walbenstein, Sarntal # Fischburg, in Sëlva # Castle Freudenstein, Eppan an der Weinstraße # Fürstenburg, Mals # Castle Gandegg, Eppan an der Weinstraße # Castleruine Goien, Schenna # Castle Goldrain, Goldrain # Castle Gravetsch, Villanders # Castle Greifenstein, Terlan, (aka. ''Sauschloss'' (Pig Castle)) # Haderburg, Salorno # Haselburg, Bolzano # Castle Hauenstein, Seis am Schlern # Castle Hocheppan, Eppan an der Weinstraße # Johanneskofel, Sarntal # Castel Juv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montan
Montan (; it, Montagna ) is a municipality with 1,701 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2018) in the South of South Tyrol in northern Italy, about south of Bolzano. The name Montan comes from the Latin ''mons'' ("mountain"). Geography The municipality of Montan, totalling , extends on the orographically left, i.e. eastern flank of the South Tyrolean Lowlands (Unterland), as the section of the Adige valley between Bolzano and the Salorno chasm is called. The main settlement areas are located on a wide hillside terrace, on which sits the main town of Montan (); somewhat south of it lie the two districts Pinzon () and Glen (). The Castelfeder hill () between Neumarkt and Auer protrudes west of the main town into the Adige valley. Below the hill, the municipality of Montan also occupies a small part of the valley floor up to the Adige river. To the east of the main town, the terrain rises to the Cislon (), a ridge of the forested mountain range that is part of the Fiemme Valley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Freudenstein
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sëlva
Sëlva (; it, Selva di Val Gardena ; german: Wolkenstein in Gröden ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Val Gardena in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about east of the city of Bolzano. The Ladin place name derives from the Latin word ''silva'' ("wood"). History Coat-of-arms The emblem is quarterly, the first and third corners are per bend and per fess nebuly of argent and gules; the second and third corners are indented of azure and argent on a sable top. The emblem represents the insignia of the Lords of ''Wolkenstein'' who built the local castle in 1291. The emblem was adopted in 1968. Geography As of 30 December 2010, it had a population of 2,637 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Sëlva borders the following municipalities: Badia, Campitello di Fassa, Canazei, Corvara, San Martin de Tor, and Santa Cristina Gherdëina. It is perhaps best known as one of the starting points of the Sella Ronda ski tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarntal
Sarntal (; it, Sarentino ) is a valley and a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about north of the city of Bolzano. The municipality comprises several towns and villages. The largest one, seat of the mayor and council, is ''Sarnthein''. Geography Sarntal borders the following municipalities: Hafling, Freienfeld, Klausen, Franzensfeste, Mölten, Ratschings, Ritten, Jenesien, St. Leonhard in Passeier, Schenna, Vahrn, Vöran and Villanders. The Durnholzer See is located in the municipal territory. The main river is the Talfer, which has its source at the ''Weißhorn'' mountain in the ''Pensertal''. History The village of Sarnthein was first mentioned in 1211. Coat of arms The emblem represents an or deer’s head on azure. The insignia looks like that of the various Lords who administered the territory since 1315, but since 1681 they were named Counts of Sarnthein (''Grafen von Sarnthein'') living in the ''Kellerburg'' Castle. The emblem wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festenstein
Festenstein Castle (also Burg Festenstein, Ruine Festenstein, Schloss Festenstein, Castelforte, and Castel Forte) is a 13th-century castle ruin, located above Andrian in South Tyrol, in northern Italy. It is perched on a rocky outcrop called the Gaider Schlucht, and can only be reached via a steep mountain climb. The castle was built around the mid-13th century, and was used as a stronghold by the many warlords of the area. It was saved from further deterioration in 2008. History The exact date Festenstein castle was built is not known. It is mentioned in written documents in the mid-13th century, and had already been built by the time the Counts of Eppan took possession. They used it as a stronghold and to collect taxes from nearby farms. The castle was damaged at some point, and repairs began in 1383, when it became the property of the Lords of Villanders Villanders (; it, Villandro ) is a village and ''comune'' in South Tyrol in northern Italy with 1,875 inhabitants (as of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tisens
Tisens (; it, Tesimo ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano. The commune is home to Katzenzungen Castle which harbors a 350+ year old vine of the Italian wine grape variety Versoaln that is considered one of the world's oldest and largest single grapevines in existence.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 1133 Allen Lane 2012 Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,845 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Tisens contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Gfrill (Caprile), Grissian (Grissiano), Naraun (Narano), Platzers (Plazzoles), Prissian (Prissiano), and Schernag. Tisens borders the following municipalities: Gargazon, Lana, Nals, St. Pankraz, and Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulten
Ulten (; it, Ultimo ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of Bolzano. History Coat-of-arms The shield is party per pale of argent; the first part shows half Tyrolean eagle; the second part is tierced per fess of sable and argent. It is the arms of the Counts of ''Eschenlch'' and the Tyrolean eagle represents the membership to the Tirol. The emblem was granted in 1967. Society Linguistic distribution According to the 2011 census, 99.40% of the population speak German, 0.53% Italian and 0.07% Ladin as first language. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:4000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey incremen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
