Reifenstein Castle (German: Burg Reifenstein, Italian: Castel Tasso) is a castle in Freienfeld, near Sterzing, in South Tyrol (northern Italy). It is located near a dried marsh, in the valley of the Eisack.

History

The castle is mentioned for the first time in the 12th century, and was modified in the 14th century. It is a property of the Thurn und Taxis counts, who have remained its owners until the present. It is famous for the decorated "Green Hall" with Gothic paintings and a woodcarved chapel-door, the stubes and the collection of armor. The castle also contains an original kitchen, bathroom and medieval sleeping bunks.

See also

• Branik (Rihemberk) Castle, Slovenia

• List of castles in South Tyrol

References

Further reading

• Oswald Trapp: Tiroler Burgenbuch, Vol. 3: Wipptal. Bozen 1974.

• Thomas Bitterli-Waldvogel: Südtiroler Burgenkarte. Bozen 1995.

• Josef Weingartner, Magdalena Hörmann-Weingartner: Die Burgen Tirols. Ein Burgenführer durch Nord-, Ost- und Südtirol. Tyrolia Verlag, Innsbruck-Wien-München, Athesia Verlag, Bozen, 3. Auflage 1981.

• Edmund Theil: Burg Reifenstein bei Sterzing. Laurin Kunstführer. Athesia Verlag, Bozen. 3. Auflage, 1999. Ursprünglich erschienen 1975.

External links

• Burg Reifenstein, German site

• Aerial view of the Reifenstein Castle

• Reifenstein Castle on the website of the tourist association of Sterzing/Vipiteno