Sigmundskron Castle
Sigmundskron Castle is an extensive castle and set of fortifications near Bolzano in South Tyrol. Today its ruins house the fourth mountain museum established by the South Tyrolean mountaineer, Reinhold Messner.- Type: Museum
- Description: castle in Bolzano, Italy
- Also known as: “Castello Firmiano - Schloss Sigmundskron”, “Castle Sigmundskron”, and “Firmiano Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Messner Mountain Museum Firmian and Ponte d’Adige/Sigmundskron railway station.
Ponte d’Adige/Sigmundskron railway station
Railway station
Ponte d’Adige/Sigmundskron railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Sigmundskron Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schreckbichl and San Giacomo.
San Giacomo
Village
San Giacomo is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Sigmundskron Castle.
Gries-Quirein
Suburb
Gries-Quirein is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Sigmundskron Castle.
Sigmundskron Castle
- Categories: castle, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.48034° or 46° 28′ 49″ north
Longitude
11.30526° or 11° 18′ 19″ east
Elevation
319 metres (1,047 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FRHF8J4+44
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Sigmundskron Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西格蒙德城堡”
- Czech: “Hrad Firmian”
- Czech: “Hrad Firmiano”
- Czech: “Sigmundskron”
- Dutch: “Sigmundskron Castle”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Firmiano”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Sigmundskron”
- German: “Burg Sigmundskron”
- German: “Castel Firmiano”
- German: “Festung Sigmundskron”
- German: “Firmian”
- German: “Schloss Firmian”
- German: “Schloss Sigmundskron”
- German: “Sigmundskron”
- Hungarian: “Castel Firmiano”
- Hungarian: “Formigar”
- Hungarian: “Sigmundskron vára”
- Italian: “Castel Firmiano”
- Italian: “Castel Formigar”
- Italian: “Castel Sigmundskron”
- Italian: “Castello di Formicaria”
- Italian: “Castello Firmiano”
- Polish: “Zamek Sigmundskron”
- Turkish: “Sigmundskron Kalesi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Frangart and Ponte d’Adige.
Nearby Places
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