CASTLES Fischburg Castle - Castel Gardena The castle was built between 1622 and 1641 by Engelhard Dietrich von Wolkenstein-Trostburg. It is located between Selva and S. Cristina and was used as a summer and hunting lodge. In 1863, Count Leopold von WolkensteinTrostburg granted the castle to S. Cristina municipality to transform it into an almshouse. The castle has been owned by the Franchetti Barons since 1926, and it is currently closed to the public. Wolkenstein Castle A steep path starts near the ‘Carabinieri’ training centre in Vallunga (Selva) and heads up to the castle ruins. Built at the beginning of the 13th century, it collapsed in 1525 and has never been rebuilt. It has been owned by the Wolkenstein family since the 14th century. Oswald von Wolkenstein, a famous minstrel and poet born in South Tyrol between 1376 and 1387, died in Merano in 1445, probably spent his summers in the castle. MEMORIALS Purger Memorial The monument is near the church square in Ortisei. It was built in memory of Johann Baptist Purger (1805 - 1872), the mayor who fought for the construction of the Val Gardena Road from Ponte Gardena to Ortisei. Paul Grohmann Memorial On the trail to San Giacomo there is a monument in memory of the Austrian mountaineer Paul Grohmann (1838-1908), who managed several first ascents in the Dolomites, including the Sassolungo (in 1869), the Marmolada (in 1864), the Cima Grande (in 1869) and the Tofana di Rozes (in 1864). In 1875, the peak Punta Grohmann in the Sassolungo Group was named after him. In 2019, we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of the Sassolungo. 113 THE SIGHTS
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