San Martino di Castrozza
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San Martino di Castrozza is a mountain resort in the Primiero
valley in the Trentino province in Italy. The western part, with 428 inhabitants, is in the comune of Siror
, the eastern, with 135, in Tonadico
.
and Fiemme
. All that remains of the hospice is the church of San Martino, which has a romanesque bell-tower.
The first alpine hotel in San Martino was built by the Irish traveller, John Ball
in 1873. By the first decade of the 20th century San Martino di Castrozza was already established as a tourist destination for the wealthy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, of which Trentino then formed part. The resort was rebuilt after the devastation of the First World War, and grew rapidly thereafter.
, including the Pale di San Martino, of which the highest peaks are Vezzana
and the Cimon della Pala
.
Primiero
The Primiero is a valley located in the eastern part of Trentino, Italy. It consists of eight municipalities : Canal San Bovo, Fiera di Primiero, Imer, Mezzano, Sagron Mis, Siròr, Tonadico and Transacqua.-References:...
valley in the Trentino province in Italy. The western part, with 428 inhabitants, is in the comune of Siror
Siror
Siror is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km east of Trento...
, the eastern, with 135, in Tonadico
Tonadico
Tonadico is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km east of Trento...
.
History
The first buildings on the site of San Martino were a religious institution, the hospice of saints Martino and Giuliano, which welcomed travelers crossing the Alps by the Rolle Pass between the valleys of PrimieroPrimiero
The Primiero is a valley located in the eastern part of Trentino, Italy. It consists of eight municipalities : Canal San Bovo, Fiera di Primiero, Imer, Mezzano, Sagron Mis, Siròr, Tonadico and Transacqua.-References:...
and Fiemme
Val di Fiemme
thumb|300px|Location of the Fiemme Valley in [[Trentino]].thumb|300px|The [[Lagorai]] seen from [[Passo Lusia]].Fiemme Valley is a valley in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region in northern Italy located in the Dolomites mountain region....
. All that remains of the hospice is the church of San Martino, which has a romanesque bell-tower.
The first alpine hotel in San Martino was built by the Irish traveller, John Ball
John Ball (naturalist)
John Ball was an Irish politician, naturalist and Alpine traveller.-Background and education:Ball was born in Dublin, the eldest son of Nicholas Ball and his wife Jane Sherlock...
in 1873. By the first decade of the 20th century San Martino di Castrozza was already established as a tourist destination for the wealthy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, of which Trentino then formed part. The resort was rebuilt after the devastation of the First World War, and grew rapidly thereafter.
Geography
San Martino is situated in a valley of green meadows, in the Natural Park of Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino. It is surrounded by peaks of the DolomitesDolomites
The Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley...
, including the Pale di San Martino, of which the highest peaks are Vezzana
Vezzana
The Vezzana is the highest peak in the Pale di San Martino, a mountain group in the Dolomites, northern Italy. It is located in the northern part of the Dolomites, between the Agordino and Primiero . It has an altitude of 3,192 metres.The peak is flanked by that of the Cimon della Pala...
and the Cimon della Pala
Cimon della Pala
Cimon della Pala, sometimes called Cimone and The Matterhorn of the Dolomites , is the best-known peak of the Pale di San Martino group, in the Dolomites, northern Italy...
.
In culture
- Arthur SchnitzlerArthur SchnitzlerDr. Arthur Schnitzler was an Austrian author and dramatist.- Biography :Arthur Schnitzler, son of a prominent Hungarian-Jewish laryngologist Johann Schnitzler and Luise Markbreiter , was born in Praterstraße 16, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian...
's 1924 novella Fräulein Else is set in San Martino di Castrozza.