The ruins are located at the confluence of the Vallunga and Val Gardena valleys, over 1,600 meters high in the Stevia rock face, in the Puez Group of the Dolomites. The small castle served an important strategic function, guarding the crossing over the Gardena Pass into Val Badia.

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In the Langental, also called Vallunga, is the ancestral castle of the Tyrolean noble family Wolkenstein-Trostburg. It is located in a somewhat unusual position at over 1,600 m above sea …

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June 18, 2020

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The ruin lies at the mouth of the Langental valley in the Val Gardena, over 1,600 meters high in the rock wall of the Stevia and thus in the Puez Group of the Dolomites. The small castle played an important strategic role in guarding the transition over the Gardena Pass to Val Badia.

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