| Racines | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Trentino Alto Adige | |
| Territory | South Tyrol | |
| Altitude | 976 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 203.29 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 4.401 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Racinesi / Ratschingser | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0472 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 39040 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Racines (Ratschings in German) is a center of the Trentino Alto Adige.
To know
It is part of the Pearls of the Alps , a grouping of 25 Alpine resorts located in six different countries.
Geographical notes
The municipality extends into the Racines valley and the Ridanna valley, crossed by the river of the same name. A large ski resort is located just upstream of the village on the north side of the valley.
Background
The municipality of Racines was born in 1929 from the merger of the municipalities of Mareta, Ridanna, Telves, Val Giovo and Racines. The toponym is attested as Rasine in 1050-1070 and probably has a pre-Roman origin, but a derivation from the Latin runcare ("tilling the land") has also been proposed. After the annexation of the Trentino Alto Adige to Italy in 1919 until 1923 it was called Racìgnes.
How to orient yourself
Racines (Italy): full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its municipal territory also includes the villages of Calice (Kalch), Casateia (Gasteig), Mareta (Mareit), Racines di Dentro (Ratschings), Racines di Fuori (Stange), Ridanna (Ridnaun), Telves (Telfes) and Valgiovo ( Jaufental)
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. Instead, 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
Side view of Wolfsthurn Castle
- 1 Wolfsthurn Castle (in the hamlet of Mareta). It is a baroque style castle located on a hill above Mareta (Mareit); has 365 windows.
- Its origins are obscure. After 1200 in place of the castle there was a defensive tower, which the Counts of Tyrol acquired in 1242 and gave to Rudolfus Lupus as a fief. The name of the castle also derives from Lupus-Wolf, in fact Wolf in German means "wolf". In 1574 the property passed to the Grebmer family and about 200 years later to the Sternbach family of Brunico, to which the castle still belongs today. Between 1727 and 1741 Franz Andreas von Sternbach transformed the castle into the only baroque-style castle in the whole of Tyrol.
- The rooms on the second floor are dedicated to the history of the castle itself. The opulent rooms are kept in their original state. The environment reflects the baroque atmosphere of the nobility of the 18th and 19th centuries.
- The castle is connected to the town via the “Bosco e acqua” path, a one kilometer long walk.
- Since 1996 on the first floor of the building is located the Provincial Museum of Hunting and Fishing. The museum exhibition emphasizes historical-cultural aspects and folk art. It provides historical and cultural information on game, hunting and fishing.
- The castle is open to the public, guided tours by appointment.
- Provincial Museum of Mines.
- The sites are also of naturalistic and environmental interest:
The Stanghe waterfalls
- Stanghe waterfalls (Gilfenklamm). They are located between the Ridanna Valley and the Racines Valley; fascinatingly through the small Stanghe gorge, also known as the Gilf ravine (Gilfenschlucht).
- At the beginning, the Racines stream was nothing more than a small stream, but over time, it began to dig underground paths, digging deeply into the white marble, until it became an impetuous stream. Over the years, however, also thanks to bad weather, the upper part of the gorge has blackened, presenting green reflections.
- The dizzying gorge is now considered a natural monument, and can be visited in the hottest seasons (ie from May onwards), paying a small symbolic amount, in about an hour, facing a drop of 175 meters.
- The origin of the name of the ravine ("Gilfenklamm") originates in the ancient Latin term "colphus" (or from the Greek "Kolphos"), which can be translated into bosom, inlet, which has come to the present day from the Roman term "golfu ".
- It appears that one of the first explorations of the gorge was carried out in the years 1893-1895, and were opened to the public on August 2, 1896. The official inauguration instead took place on July 25, 1898, but changing its name to "Ravine of the Emperor Franz Joseph. ".
- In 1961 the landscaping association carried out restoration and reopening of the promenade.
- Racines Valley. It is a small valley that starts from Racines up to the Vallettina-Flading locality. It is renowned for the presence of ski resorts that occupy a large part of the side of the mountain, reaching as far as the Giovo pass. It is also full of hiking trails.
The mineral deposit
- Val Ridanna (Ridnauntal). It is a small 18 long valley that starts from Sterzing up to the Masseria locality. It is known for the presence of the Wolfsthurn Castle at Mareta and for the Provincial Mining Museum, set up at Masseria, even if historically the area actually exploited was between the Lazzago valley and the village of San Martino a Monteneve (2,385 m). Near the museum is the chapel of the miners of Santa Maddalena in Ridanna.
- The Ridanna-Monteneve mineral deposit, attested since 1237 as Sneberch (today Schneeberg) and around 1500 owned by the Fuggers of Augusta with over 1000 miners, it is one of the highest in Europe (between 2,000 and 2,500 m asl) and the longest productive of the Alps (silver was mined as early as the end of the 12th century). The numerous mining plants inside and outside the mountain, which rises between the Ridnaun Valley and the Passiria Valley, are almost all intact. The underground didactic mine of Masseria gives an idea of the hard life of the miners, with the possibility of making an excursion underground in the disused tunnels.
- Church of the miners Santa Maddalena.
Events and parties
What to do
- Downhill skiing.
- Cross country skiing. Two rings plus a high altitude track.
- Tobogganing. For the little ones there are downhill toboggan runs
The Racines Valley offers, in addition to ski lifts, numerous hiking trails.
- Via delle malghe. An easy hike, also for families, which passes by six alpine huts: Malga Calice, Malga Rinner, Malga Wasserfaller, Malga Wumbls inside, Malga Wumbls outside and Malga Klamm. The route can last from 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
- Via Panoramica. This excursion starts from the top station of the chairlift, continuing towards the Malga Rinner. Reached the latter, head right towards the Wasserfaller hut, Punta Fleckner, Saxner hut, Wasserfaller hut and finally, after about 2 hours, returning to the starting point.
- Street of the Church. From the locality of Colle (1,280 m), continue inside the valley, skirting the small stream, reaching the locality of Larchhof (1,356 m); from here continue to the right towards Vallettina-Flading (1,482 m), the last inhabited place in the valley. It is therefore possible to visit a small church, which during its history is said to have given many graces (see the appropriate table on site). All this can be done in about 1.5 hours.
- Way of Hell. Also from Colle (1,280 m), walk towards the Reaserhof, towards the Blosegg hotel. After crossing the ski slope, continue descending to the valley along the path. Total time about 2 hours.
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Jörgelehof farm, Gesennen 4 (in Ridanna), ☎ 39 0472 656344.
- 2 Gschnitzer Cecilie Guest house, Location Pratone, 17 (in Racines Di Fuori), ☎ 39 0472 756633.
- 3 [link not working]Pension Sonnseit Hotel, Racines di Dentro, 7, ☎ 39 0472 758030.
High prices
- 4 Schneeberg hotels, Via Masseria, 22 (in Ridanna), ☎ 39 0472 656232. 4 star hotel with water park
Safety
Pharmacy
- 4 Hell, Ibsen Square, 2, ☎ 39 0472 755024.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 5 Italian post, Location Masseria 15 (in Ridanna), ☎ 39 0472 656447.
Around
- Sterzing - It is one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Its historical core has remained almost intact in its 12th century conformation. Only a few tracts remain of the walls. Characteristic are the houses equipped with details bay windows or Erker, covered and closed projecting balconies.
- Varna - The Abbey of Novacella, in its municipal territory, is one of the most beautiful abbey complexes in Italy; it is in good condition.
- Brenner - Near the famous Brenner Pass of the same name, it preserves evidence of the military fortifications that in the past characterized its mountains in defense of the borders.
- 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.
- Merano - Important center at the confluence of Val Venosta, Val Passiria, Val d'Adige is Val d'Ultimo, the city was until the fifteenth century the capital of Tyrol, when the capital was moved to Innsbruck. It still maintains strong links with the Germanic world and boasts a beautiful historic center.
- Innsbruck - Capital of Tyrol Austrian, has a nice old town. It is a city of winter sports.
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.
- The 7 lakes - Challenging hike to the tiny alpine lakes of Moarer and Egetensul which can be reached via the old Poschhaus mine.
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