Castello di Tenno
| Castello di Tenno | |
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 Castello di Tenno |
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| Creation time : | First mentioned in the 13th century |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
| Conservation status: | Inhabited |
| Place: | Tenno |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ E |
| Height: | 428 m slm |
Castello di Tenno is a hill fort on a rocky promontory in the Italian municipality of Tenno at the northern end of Lake Garda in Trentino .
history
The history of the castle of Tenno is marked by a number of different owners, who are also a reflection of the changeful ownership and rule of this border region on the north shore of Lake Garda.
The castle was first mentioned at the beginning of the 13th century when it was owned by the Counts of Eppan and their Ulten line. Between 1210 and 1211 they ceded the building to the Bishop of Trient , Friedrich von Wangen , in exchange for other lands . In 1260, the Counts of Arco were appointed administrators of the castle, who also made structural changes. In 1284 it came under the control of Meinhard II, but in 1314 the complex was again owned by the Bishop of Trento.
The latter sold the castle in the middle of the 14th century to the Scaliger Mastino II. Della Scala , who gave it as a fief to the Counts of Arco. During this time the facility was enlarged. When the Scaliger were ousted from northern Lake Garda in 1387, the castle changed hands several times in a short time and came into the hands of the Visconti , the bishops of Trento and the Venetians .
In 1439 the castle became involved in the armed conflict between the Visconti under their condottiere Niccolò Piccinino and the Venetians under the condottiere Francesco Sforza . After a battle in front of the castle that resulted in losses for the Visconti on November 9th, 1439, Piccinino had to flee to the castle. However, he succeeded in evading access by the Venetians under Gattamelata with the help of a ruse in which he hid himself in a sack and bravely let a servant carry him through the ranks of the Venetians who thought the servant was a looter and therefore lacked the necessary vigilance. The adventurous escape was also taken up by Macchiavelli in the Istorie Fiorentine (the story of Florence).
In 1460 the building came back under the care of the Bishops of Trento. An attempt by the Lodron to take possession of the castle through a conspiracy failed and the leader of the conspiracy was quartered as a punishment and put on display at the gates of the village as a deterrent.
Under the bishop Johannes Hinderbach , the complex was equipped with cannons and restored, as an inscription in the castle courtyard attests to. The loggia , kitchen, accommodation for the servants and living rooms were completely rebuilt.
In the Tyrolean-Venetian War of 1487, after the Venetian fortress of Rovereto was taken by the Tyroleans, it was besieged by the Venetians in return. However, the defense lawyers led by the Counts of Arco were able to thwart all attempts by the Venetians who had come from Riva del Garda to take possession .
During the War of the Spanish Succession , the castle of Tenno was captured by the French under General Vendôme in 1703 , but in contrast to many other castles in the area, such as Castel Penede near Nago or the castles of Arco and Drena , survived the occupation relatively unscathed.
Tenno Castle remained in the possession of the Bishops of Trento until the 19th century and only then became private property. In 1920 the square 48 meter high keep collapsed .
In August 1997 it was acquired by Klaus Zumwinkel for 1.5 million euros and converted at a cost of around 1.5 million euros, including a swimming pool . The previous owners were two engineers from Belgium and Luxembourg, whose heirs sold the castle.
literature
- Carlo de 'Rosmini: Dell'istoria di Milano. Tomo II , Manini e Rivolta, Milano 1820.
- Carlo Menotti: Storia del Castello di Tenno dalle origini ai nostri giorni , Tonelli, Riva del Garda 1997.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the castle in Italian , accessed May 23, 2017.
- ↑ a b Castle of Tenno in Italian , accessed on May 23, 2017.
- ^ Carlo de 'Rosmini: Dell'istoria di Milano. Tomo II pp. 345-347
- ↑ Zumwinkel's stronghold. In: Stern , February 21, 2008 ( online )