| Chienes | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Trentino Alto Adige | |
| Territory | South Tyrol | |
| Altitude | 784 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 33.68 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 2.792 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Chienesi - Kiener | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0474 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 39030 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Chienes (Kiens in German) is a center of the Trentino Alto Adige.
To know
It is in close proximity to the Vedrette di Ries-Aurina Nature Park.
Background
The testimony of a Roman milestone dating back to the era of Emperor Septimius Severus, from the third century AD, on whose stone the distance of 67 miles from the ancient Aguntum, near Lienz, today's capital of East Tyrol in Austria, certifies the strategic importance of the municipal area since ancient times, although the first official mention of the village is contained in a document from 1010, which mentions a Romanesque church in the "Kiehna" area.
Subjected in the Middle Ages to the feudal lordship of the Künigl counts, still owners of the castle of Casteldarne (German Ehrenburg), during the "peasant revolt" of 1524-25 it was a center of the Anabaptists. To the Prince Bishop of Bressanone, Kaspar Ignaz Künigl, we owe a notable economic and artistic flowering of the village during the first half of the eighteenth century.
Two architectural jewels stand out in the historical-architectural heritage of the village: the castle of Casteldarne of the twelfth century, with a makeover of the eighteenth century and the parish church of San Sigismondo of the twelfth century, a splendid example of late-Gothic Pusteria. church of Saints Peter and Paul, rebuilt in 1836, next to which stands a valuable bell tower with two orders, with mullioned windows of the fifteenth century.
How to orient yourself
Chienes: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its municipal area also includes the villages of Casteldarne / Ehrenburg, Corti / Hofern, Monghezzo / Getzenberg and San Sigismondo / St. Sigmund.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Bolzano-Dolomites Airport (IATA: BZO) (6 km from the center of Bolzano), ☎ 39 0471 255 255, fax: 39 0471 255 202.
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from Lugano is Rome with Etihad Regional (by Darwin Air). At certain times of the year, the Lauda Air company connects the city with Vienna once a week. On the other hand, charter flights are more numerous. - 2 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
- 3 Brescia Airport (D'Annunzio), Via Aeroporto 34, Montichiari (Connections with Brescia airport are guaranteed by public transport via the bus. The stop a Brescia city is located at the bus station (number 23), while that of the airport is at the front of the terminal. There are also connections to the city of Verona via bus / shuttle line 1), ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected]. Charter only
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from By bus
Public bus transport services in South Tyrol are managed by SAD [1]
Public bus transport services in South Tyrol are managed by SAD How to get around
What see
- Casteldarne Castle (in German Schloss Ehrenburg) (in the homonymous hamlet). It was built and inhabited for more than 700 years by the same family, the Künigl counts. In 2010 it was sold to a local entrepreneur. The manor rises 800 m a.s.l., in a dominant position above the Rienza river and at the foot of Mount Getzen; it includes an older part from the 12th century on the southern side, and an 18th century Baroque extension on the east.
- Entering through the door on the southern side, the oldest, you reach the internal courtyard; this is a Renaissance creation commissioned by Caspar Künigl (1481-1541) to a local artist known by the name of Lucio da Trento. The courtyard is surrounded by semicircular arches supported by granite columns with quadrangular capitals. The court, which appears as the central point of the manor, underwent some changes between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
- 1 Church of Saints Peter and Paul. A church existed in Chienes as early as the 11th century, although the modern building was built between 1835 and 1838 in the neoclassical style.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
Pharmacy
- Chienes Pharmacy, Via Chienes, 4 / a, ☎ 39 0474 564077, fax: 39 0474 564002.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- Italian post, via Kiener 4 / D, ☎ 39 0474 565329, fax: 39 0474 564016.
Around
- San Lorenzo di Sebato - At the intersection of the Val Badia with the Val Pusteria, preserves the Castel Badia and the Castel San Michele. The town was founded by the Princes of Tyrol as opposed to the Prince Bishop of Bressanone.
- Brunico - Main center of the Val Pusteria, preserves two castles as well as historic districts of good interest. It is a city of tourism at the convergence of the tributary valleys of the Val Pusteria, all characterized by an environment of particular beauty.
- Bressanone - City with an important historical center enclosed by walls and gates. The Cathedral, his cloister with precious frescoes, the Bishop's Palace give an elegant imprint to the old city, with characteristic small villages that contrast with wide-ranging urban openings.
Itineraries
- Castles of South Tyrol - A journey to discover the South Tyrolean manors which, born for military purposes, later became largely refined stately homes, centers of culture, examples of fine architecture, testimony to the greatness of the families who built them.
