The Castle of Ossana.
The Castle of Ossana and Parco della Pace Malè – Ossana: km 16,5BackThere are not many castles in Val di Sole (Caldés, Croviana, Ossana, Cógolo): this is a consequence of the extreme independence of the local population and of the careful control of the Prince-Bishops of Trent (1004-1802) on this border area of their domains. The castle of St. Michele at Ossana very likely dates back to the Longobard times (6th - 8th Centuries), although the first written witnesses of its presence are to be found in 1191. Several noble households inhabited the castle: first there were some Bishop officials, then - at different times - the Counts Tirolo-Gorizia. During the 15th Century, the appointment went to the de Federici family, from the nearby Val Camonica; then to the Heydorf and Bertelli families. Between the 19th and the 20th Centuries, Bertha von Suttner, Nobel Prize winner for peace in 1905 as well as Alfred Nobel’s Egeria nymph, shared the ownership of the castle. The castle is located in a magnificent position: it rises on an rocky cliff (almost inaccessible on three sides) that serves as a basis to the recently reinforced building. The square tower is an eye-catching reference point throughout the upper Val di Sole. Ossana, former Parish in medieval times, boasts the church of St. Vigilio (the Bishop who brought the Christian religion into Trentino during the 4th and 5th Centuries): the façade is enriched by a Renaissance portico; both the main altar and the pulpit inside are the job of the Ramus (who, along with Lenner and the Bezzi family, represented one of the most prestigious woodcarving schools in Val di Sole and Val di Non. The baroque altar-pieces, that many churches still boast today, were caved and gold-plated in their workshops). read more : --------------------------
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