San Martino di Castrozza

San Martino di Castrozza
Frazione
San Martino di Castrozza

Location of San Martino di Castrozza in Italy

Coordinates: 46°16′N 11°48′E / 46.267°N 11.800°E / 46.267; 11.800
Country  Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Trentino
Comune Siror
Tonadico
Elevation 1,487 m (4,879 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 563
Demonym(s)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 38054
Dialing code +39 0439

San Martino di Castrozza (German: Sankt Martin am Sismunthbach) 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.

History

San Martino di Castrozza

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 Primiero 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.

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 Dolomites, including the Pale di San Martino, of which the highest peaks are Vezzana and the Cimon della Pala.

San Martino di Castrozza surrounded by the Pale

In culture

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