Castello Tesino

Castello Tesino
Country	Italy
region	Trentino-South Tyrol
province	Trento  (TN)
Coordinates	46 ° 4 '  N , 11 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 4 '0 "  N , 11 ° 37' 0"  E
height	905  m slm
surface	112.84 km²
Residents	1,182 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	10 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	38053
prefix	0461
ISTAT number	022048
Popular name	Castelazzi
Patron saint	San Giorgio
Website	Castello Tesino municipality
Panorama of Castello Tesino

Castello Tesino (German outdated: Castelalt ), is a Trentino municipality in the region of Trentino-South Tyrol with 1182 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

The place is 40 km east of Trento on the eastern edge of the Tesinotal ( Bassa Valsugana e Tesino ), a lower valley of the Valsugana . It is located at the southern end of Passo Brocon below the mountains Monte Picosta (1421 meters) and Mont'Agaro and is part of the valley community Comunità Valsugana e Tesino . The Roman road Via Claudia Augusta runs through the village .

The districts of Cainari, Coronini, Lissa and Roa belong to the municipality .

Neighboring municipalities are Arsiè ( BL ), Canal San Bovo , Cinte Tesino , Grigno , Lamon (BL), Pieve Tesino and Scurelle .

history

The first settlements took place in the time before the Romans . Traces from the 5th century BC BC can still be found on the hill of Colle di San Ippolito . In Roman times, the place gained importance because it was on the Roman road Via Claudia Augusta Altinate , which led from Altinum to Augsburg .

Attractions

The Chiesa dei Santi Ippolito e Cassiano church

• Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giorgio , already mentioned in the 12th century church on the main square of the village. Has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. The current building is from 1931.
• Chiesa della Madonna di Lourdes Church in the Roa district, built in 1890, contains the work Cristo morto deposto dalla croce by Martin Vinazer
• Chiesa di San Rocco , built in 1481, was restored in 1935.
• Chiesa dei Santi Ippolito e Cassiano , church built in 1436 on the hill of Colle di San Ippolito .
• Chiesa della Madonna di Caravaggio a Colle , church built in 1901 over an older church (1698)
• Chiesa della Beata Vergine di Torricella , church built in 1604
• Chiesa del Sacro Cuore di Gesù , church built in 1876
• Grotta di Castello Tesino , cave discovered in 1926 at 960 meters above sea level, which is also called Bus de la Lora . The cave has a length of 256 meters.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Narciso Sordo (1899–1945), Catholic clergyman

literature

• Touring Club Italiano : Trentino Alto Adige , Milan 1976, ISBN 88-365-0008-0 , p. 189

Web links

Commons : Castello Tesino  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Castello Tesino

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Official website of the parish of Castello Tesino on the patron saint of San Giorgio ( Memento of the original of February 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on February 13, 2014 (Italian)  
3. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Castello Tesino on the location and history ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on February 13, 2014 (Italian)  
4. ↑ Valle del Tesino website for the Church of Chiesa dei Santi Ippolito e Cassiano, accessed on November 28, 2011 ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Valle del Tesino website for the Church of Madonna di Caravaggio, accessed on November 28, 2011  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Tiscover.com website for the Castello Tesino grotto, accessed on November 25, 2011