Sigmundskron

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Shortened history of the castle:

The first time the castle was mentionned dates back to 945, which makes it one of the oldest castles of southern Europe.

In the end of the fifteenth century, the Prince of Tyrol, Duke Sigismund the Rich, bought the castle, renamed it Sigmundskron Castle and developed it to withstand firearms. The castle stood for several decades as a major defensive point of Tyrol before falling suddenly into disrepair, due to financial difficulties.

At the end of the 18th century the castle belonged to the Count Wolkenstein, then in the 19th to the counts of Sarnthein and from then until 1994 to the counts of Toggenburg. In 1996 the castle passed into the possession of the Province of Bolzano. In the spring of 2003, after much controversy, Reinhold Messner was given a licence for his long-planned mountain museum.

Opening times and additionnal information:

Museum and castle open from Tuesday to Sunday (10 am – 6pm)
Open from the 1st sunday in March until the last sunday in November