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Parish Church of Kastelruth

Krausplatz Square 1

39040 Kastelruth/Castelrotto

www.kastelruth.com

General description

Kastelruth's exceptionally imposing, free-standing bell tower already beckons to visitors from a great distance. The tower and church form a captivating achitectural ensemble together with the town hall and the houses built around the church square by leading citizens. It is no coincidence that this village's historical core has been selected as one of the most beautiful in Italy.
The Parish Church of Kastelruth – also known as the “cathedral on the mountains” is dedicated to the apostle princes Peter and Paul. The parish church is an example of Viennese engineering.
Open daily from 08:00 - 18:00.
Worship services: Sunday: 10.00 a.m. (in German)
The parish church is open during the day throughout the year

Parking

The closest car parkings are the Parking garage Zentrum (located at the main bus station) and the Parking garage-village (Oswald von Wolkenstein street) in Castelrotto. Parking for a fee.

Public transport

You can reach the parish church of Kastelruth by the pulbic transportation:
Line 170 from Bolzano/Bozen or Bressanone/Brixen
Line 172 from Ortisei/St. Ulrich
Shuttle Line 3/3A from Seis am Schlern

Recommended season

yearlong

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