Anyone who has experienced the pedestrian zone with the Twelve Tower in Sterzing can get an idea of how cities have been designed since the Middle Ages.

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December 12, 2025

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The Twelve Tower was built between 1468 and 1472 above the town's main entrance and served as the upper town gate, at a time when the nearby silver mine in Ridnaun brought prosperity to the region and Sterzing experienced its rise as a Fugger town. Two marble plaques above the archway still commemorate the laying of the foundation stone by Duke Sigismund of Austria in 1469. In 1867, the Gothic spire burned down and was subsequently replaced by the current stone stepped gable.

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May 28, 2024

Cycling

Out of consideration for pedestrians, it is better to push

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1. Brennerbad–Pflersch Cycle Path – Zwölferturm (Twelve Tower) loop from Gossensaß - Colle Isarco

126km

08:28

1,900m

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2. Zwölferturm (Twelve Tower) – Isarco River loop from Gossensaß - Colle Isarco

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03:56

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3. Zwölferturm (Twelve Tower) loop from Maiern - Masseria

38.1km

02:54

840m

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Zwölferturm (Twelve Tower)

1. Brennerbad–Pflersch Cycle Path – Zwölferturm (Twelve Tower) loop from Gossensaß - Colle Isarco

2. Zwölferturm (Twelve Tower) – Isarco River loop from Gossensaß - Colle Isarco

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