Jun 16, 2024
Castel Roncolo - ITALIA
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Castel Roncolo - ITALIA
Luigi Ghirri, Roncolo 1992, Eredi di Luigi Ghirri.
Castel Roncolo, territory of Ritten, near the city of Bolzano in South Tyrol, Italy.
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The castle is known as Runkelstein Castle in English and Schloss Runkelstein in German. It is a medieval fortification on a rocky spur. In 1237 Alderich, Prince-Bishop of Trent gave the brothers Friedrich and Beral, Lords of Wangen, permission to construct a castle on the rock then called Runchenstayn.