| Santa Cristina Valgardena | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Trentino Alto Adige | |
| Territory | South Tyrol | |
| Altitude | 1,428 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 31.92 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 1.965 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Gardenesi / Grödner | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0471 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 39047 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Santa Cristina Valgardena (S. Crestina - Gherdëina / S. Cristina-Gherdëina in Ladin, St. Christina in Gröden in German) is a center of the Trentino Alto Adige.
To know
More than 91.40% of its population is Ladin mother tongue; 4.41% Italian; 4.19% German.
Geographical notes
Located in the Val Gardena, between Ortisei to the west and Selva di Val Gardena to the east, the municipal area has an altitude between 1,250 and 3,179 m a.s.l .; it is part of the district Salto-Sciliar. It is located inside the Puez-Odle Natural Park.
Background
The toponym is attested as S. Kristein in 1277, as St. Christina in 1323, as St. Christeins Mulgrei in 1452 and as St. Christina in Gröden / Santa Cristina in Gardena in 1817. Since 1923 (with the Royal Decree of 29 March 1923 ) in 1955, due to the Italianization carried out by fascism, the town was only called Santa Cristina; the current name was established by regional law 8 of 13 February 1955.
The coat of arms is truncated; in the upper part there is a deer on a silver background, in the lower part a red background. It is the coat of arms of the family of Primus von Dosses, who since 1636, near the church of Santa Cristina, organized a canteen for the poor and needy.
How to orient yourself
Santa Cristina Valgardena: full screen map.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 How to get around
What see
Chapel in Bauhaus style
- Church of Santa Cristina and Sant'Antonio Abate. It is the parish church of the municipality and one of the oldest religious buildings in the valley. It is believed that a consecrated chapel should have been built on the site of the church as early as the 12th century. The first written mention of the existence of the building is a letter of indulgence dating back to 1342, a period to which the bell tower also dates back, whose walls retain a Romanesque aspect (the cusped roof is instead later). Various extensions and renovations carried out over the centuries have gradually hidden the original appearance of the building, superimposing stylistically different architectural elements.
- Inside the church there is a wooden choir from the Gothic period and a Baroque altar from 1690, the work of the Vinatzer family of artists.
- The main entrance of the building faces west and can be reached via a stone bridge, originally built to cross the disused Val Gardena railway; other secondary entrances are located to the north and south. Behind the apse there is a small funerary chapel and the parish cemetery develops all around the building.
- Chapel on Mount Pana. It was built in the thirties on a project by the Austrian architect Franz Baumann, who gave it a simple Bauhaus style adapted to the alpine environment.
- Crack. House with first floor in stone, dating back to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and projecting first floor in wood. The annexed barn was built in blockbau in 1805.
Gardena Castle
- Fusell. Dwelling from the late Middle Ages, although enlarged several times. The wooden architrave of the entrance door bears the date 1542. Inside there is a kitchen for smoking meat with a barrel vault. The barn dates back to the mid-eighteenth century.
- Paratoni. Two-storey house, one medieval in masonry and the upper one, projecting, in wood. The entrance door, with a frieze dated 1761, has a hump-backed jamb.
- The mail. Three-storey construction and double pitched pitched roof. The stube features an elaborate Rococo decoration.
- The Sigata. Baroque building with prominent string courses and wavy frames on the windows. A Rococo scroll painted on the outside shows the date 1786. Inside there are two baroque stube with intaglio decorations.
- Villa Anri. It was built in the neo-baroque style in the 1920s, according to the design of Marius Ammon
- Gardena-Fischburg Castle. A seventeenth-century castle built by the Wolkenstein counts for residential purposes, while showing some features of fortification, located close to the wooded slope. Privately owned, it cannot be visited.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Family Hotel Posta, 32 Dursan Street, ☎ 39 0471 792078, fax: 39 0471 793607, @[email protected]. Perfect for the holidays of children and their parents. Younger guests can experience numerous adventures in nature and in the Villa Dumbo, or enjoy trips and excursions in Val Gardena with their family. Guests can relax in the wellness area or in the large family suites.
- Smart Hotel Saslong, Via Pallua, 40 (Between Ortisei and Santa Cristina Valgardena), ☎ 39 0471 792060, @[email protected].
60 €. Check in: 15:00-19:00, check-out: 11:00. The first Smart Hotel in the Dolomites, a casual, youthful hotel with no frills. Essential Services are of the highest quality. Breakfast of excellence.
60 €. Safety
Pharmacy
- St. Elisabeth, Via Dursan, 51, ☎ 39 0471 792106.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- Post Office, Town Hall square, ☎ 39 0471 792113. Town Hall Square
Around
- Ortisei - It is the main and most densely populated town in Val Gardena. The local economy is mainly based on winter and summer tourism. The handicraft of wood carvings, which boasts an ancient tradition, is well known.
- Closed - Sabiona is the spiritual cradle of the whole of Tyrol. It was the bishopric of Tyrol (diocese of Sabiona), before it was moved to Bressanone around the year 1000. The monastery that stands there can be visited starting from Chiusa and walking along the path of an ancient Via Crucis.
- Bolzano - Main city of South Tyrol is the administrative and economic capital. Its historic center admirably blends the Nordic architectural and urban characteristics with the Italian ones, showing itself with a tone of elegant elegance
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.
- Dolomite passes - The itinerary follows the most scenic passes of the Dolomites, where the rock and nature are the protagonists.
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