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Bruneck
- Brunico ...
The Pustertal - a fascinating valley in all seasons!
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| ...Bruneck
- a lovely little town bustling with life yet pleasant
to live in. Brimming with history in the centre, rural
and natural on its outskirts. Bruneck is varied in
every respect! The wide range of leisure facilities,
the cosy hospitality, the unspoilt mountain environment
of the Dolomites and the Zillertal Alps as well as
the convergence of urban history and culture on the
one hand and rural customs and traditions on the other
enhance the fascination of a stay in the “Pearl
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| Bruneck
- Brunico ... info
Bruneck (835 m),
835 m above sea-level, lies in the midst of a wide
and ample valley bottom, halfway between the railway
junction of Franzensfeste and the state border near
Winnebach.
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| The area is surrounded by
high mountains: by the Kronplatz
( 2.275 m) to the south, by the Ast-Joch
(2.169m) to the west, by the Sambock (2.396m ) to the north and by the impressive Rieserferner massif to the north-east. In the
north the Tauferer valley opens
up with its prolongation, the Ahrntal valley,
that extends to the glaciers of the Zillertal
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In the south, at St.Lorenzen
which is 3 km west of Bruneck, you
can turn off into the Gadertal valley.
Around the year 1250 the Brixen Bishop
Count Bruno von Bullenstätten und Kirchberg built
a castle on the Bruneck castle hill, thus laying the
foundation for the town whose existence was mentioned
in documents in 1256.
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As the only town in the
Pustertal valley Bruneck soon became
an important trading centre and the pivot of the valley’s
economy and subsequently developed into a cultural
centre, too. Bruneck became prosperous.
Trade and craft, later on above all handicraft, flourished
and undoubtedly brought the population a certain level
of wealth and prosperity which could for example be
noticed in Bruneck`s tasteful buildings and houses.
Nevertheless, Bruneck remained a small and lovely
town.
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In the last decades Bruneck
has become increasingly important as a tourist resort,
in summer as well as in winter. Bruneck has a population
of almost 13.000 and stretches over an area of 5.000
ha. Together with the surrounding villages (Reischach,
St. Georgen, Stegen, Aufhofen, Dietenheim, Luns and
Amaten), the town offers its guests as many
as 3000 beds. Moreover, Bruneck hosts the best shopping
facilities of the whole Pustertal valley,
and the “Stadtgasse“, Bruneck`s main street
in the town centre, is one of the most charming shopping
streets of the South Tyrol.
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Bruneck - Brunico ... in winter
In winter the Kronplatz, the South Tyrol’s
top ski resort boasting 85 km of well-kept ski-runs
and 31 lifts, is regarded one of the
most beautiful ski areas served by interconnecting lifts
in the whole Dolomites.
Bruneck - Brunico ... in summer
However, a holiday in the mountains does not
only mean skiing, hiking or mountain climbing. Bruneck
also offers a wide range of leisure facilities and
activities. The Huber riding stable in Reischach is
the perfect meeting point for riding fans. Tennis
lovers can do their favourite sport in Bruneck, Reischach and St. Georgen.
Those who want to play tennis in winter, too, can
reserve an indoor tennis court in Bruneck.
In Reischach you can try the public
indoor swimming pool, and in summer the outdoor swimming
pool in Bruneck is a very popular
meeting place. Furthermore we have a brand-new facility
for golf fans: a 6-hole golf course in Reischach/Reiperting.
In summer cableways take you to the top of
the Kronplatz, a wonderful lookout point that offers
you a breathtaking panoramic view of the Dolomites
and the Alp’s main ridge.
Bruneck
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Bruneck is an ideal place for arts and culture
enthusiasts, too. The town offers a wide range of
things and places that are really worth seeing: for
instance, the folklore and customs museum in Dietenheim
or the Town Museum of Graphics in Bruneck.
In the Town Museum of Graphics you
will mainly find graphics from the 20th century created
by artists from the South Tyrol and other regions,
together with a few precious Gothic objects
that belonged to he Bruneck Museum
Association, dissolved in the years 1939-40
during Fascism.
Bruneck
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In summer we organise a great number
of evening events. Numerous concerts of local bands,
folklore evenings and folk festivals give you the
opportunity to learn more about the customs and traditions
of our region. Music enthusiasts will greatly enjoy
our rich and varied programme: for example the Bruneck
summer concerts, the Jazz Festival
and the Summer Open Air 99.
Bruneck - Brunico .... how to get there
By car:
arriving via the Brenner Pass drive on the
Brenner motorway (A22) until you reach the exit Brixen-Pustertal.
Then follow the national road for about 30 km until
you come to Bruneck.
Please note that in Italy the use of the motorway
is not toll-free (Brenner-Brixen by car - Lire 4.000.-)
Road report:
Südtiroler Verkehrsmeldezentrale Bozen (South
Tyrolean traffic news centre), tel. 0471/200198
By rail: Munich - Innsbruck - Brenner - Franzensfeste
(change trains) - Ehrenburg - Bruneck
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