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Reifenstein Castle (Burg Reifenstein/Castel Tasso) in South Tyrol (Südtirol/Alto Adige) in northernmost Italy - the part of Italy where you can use both Italian and German, hence the dual names for everything. (Actually there are three official languages used in South Tyrol, the third one is Ladin, but the great majority of people are split between speaking German, 62.3%, and Italian, 23.4%, with Ladin as a distant third at 4.1% - according to the numbers on Wikipedia from 2011.)

The castle dates back to the 12th century, and were given over the Teutonic Order in 1470 after having been in private hands up to that point. It was under their ownership that the castle got its currents look, combining the fortifications with palatial elements. And since the castle never has been conquered or badly damaged in all its long history it is very well preserved.

Both names of the castle are based on previous owners. The Reifenstein is after the Stilfes-Reifenstein-Welsberg-family who initially got granted the fief in 1110 and started building the castle. Tasso is after the Thurn und Taxis-family who got the castle after the Teutonic order in 1813 (in Italian they are also known as della Torre e Tasso), but the Italian version of the name only dates back to the 1930s.

Photo taken from the car when travelling on the autostrada E45.

And on the opposite side of the valley, and road, you can find Burg Sprechenstein/Castel Pietra:
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Taken in: Italy / Trentino-Alto Adige / Campo di Trens / Castelpietra (show map)

Taken on: July 13, 2022

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