Rencio-Santa Maddalena - Bolzano - Bolzano and surroundings

The sun-drenched vineyards of Santa Maddalena and Santa Giustina are located on the edge of Bolzano

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Rencio is located in the north-east of Bolzano and, together with the commercial area of Piani and the old town, forms the largest district of the town.
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The road to Rencio branches off to the left at the valley station of the Renon Cable Car, a few hundred metres after the train station in Bolzano.
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In Rencio (Rentsch) is the Windegg Residence, the historic Lamplhaus building, which today houses the interesting Bolzano School Museum.
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On the square in front of the Church of St. Lawrence, near the “Zigglbrunnen” fountain from the 17th century, the Rencio Fair takes place.
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Vineyards spread out all around: Santa Maddalena with the vineyards of Santa Giustina, Leitach and San Pietro is called a wine village.
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From here the well-known Magdalener comes, a fruity red wine produced mainly from Vernatsch grapes and formerly known as “Botzenwein”: Its history here goes back to the Middle Ages.
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Between the vines on the edge of Bolzano begins the Renon road, which takes you in curves up to the sunny high plateau above Bolzano.
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Where the picturesquely situated Church of St. Magdalene of Placedell stands today, there was already a place of worship in the Stone Age.
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The valuable frescoes inside date back to around 1300 AD, but were only uncovered in the 20th century during restoration work.
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Autumn in the provincial capital of Bolzano, in the picture the vineyards of Santa Maddalena, in the back on the right you can see Mt. Catinaccio.
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The name Dodiciville, or Zwölfmalgreien, literally Twelve Farms, refers to a former rural municipality, commemorated today by the Dodiciville Square. It lies east of the Old Town of Bolzano, at the foot of the Renon plateau, where the main road meets the train station and the valley station of the Renon Cable Car. Like other districts, Rencio predates the old town: It retains the charm of a small village, with its old aristocratic residences and historic houses.

At its heart stands the Church of St. Lawrence, next to the Lamplhaus. This building houses the Bolzano School Museum. The unique exhibition documents the history of German- and Italian-language education in South Tyrol. It also includes information about the catacomb schools and the Alpine boarding school on the Monte San Vigilio for Jewish pupils. When established many years ago, it was the first of its kind in Italy. Today, South Tyrol has two school museums: this one in Bolzano, and the small Tagusa School Museum near Castelrotto. Behind the Bolzano museum sits the present-day German primary school, housed in a historicist building dating back to 1928.

Bordering Rencio (Rentsch) is the wine-growing village of Santa Maddalena (St. Magdalena): Famous far and wide is its Santa Maddalena fair on July 22. On this day, wine producers present the Santa Maddalena wine from the previous vintage. Together with the sun-drenched wine terraces of Santa Giustina, Leitach, and San Pietro, they constitute Bolzano's largest wine-growing area, and one of the best in South Tyrol. Wines from this area can bear the label "classical".

The slopes offer beautiful views from the hiking trails between Bolzano and Renon, such as the new "Rebe" Wine Trail. Together with the commercial area of Piani di Bolzano and the old town, this district forms the central quarter of Centro-Piani di Bolzano-Rencio.

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