Firmiano-Casanova - Bolzano - Bolzano and surroundings

In recent years, these two new quarters have been created on the edge of Bolzano, in the direction of Appiano and Merano

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This cycle path connects the new residential districts of Firmiano and Casanova: They form Bolzano’s extension towards Appiano in the west.
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In recent years, eight main cycle paths have been created in Bolzano, with numerous routes and side roads linking the entire town.
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Opposite the new buildings of Firmiano stands the Palasport or Stadthalle, a stage for sporting events and concerts with space for up to 3,000 visitors.
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The Resia Sports Grounds with the bus stop of the same name adjoin the Palasport hall: They owe their name to the Via Resia road.
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Firmiano and Casanova today offer everything you need: shopping and refreshment facilities, bus lines and cycle paths, playgrounds and offices.
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Between the residential area of Firmiano and the orchards is the Firmiano Park with a playground, skate zone and dog run.
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The Adige Cycle Path at the Casanova junction in Bolzano: Here you can choose between the town centre and the surrounding municipalities.
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The train station in Bolzano: The South Tyrolean Railway line has received additional stops in the provincial capital, one of them at the Fair (Bolzano South), the other one in Casanova-Kaiserau.
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View on Bolzano from Firmiano Castle on the Kaiserberg hill - in the foreground the new town with the settlements of Casanova (right) and Firmiano, which are part of the Don Bosco district.
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This Kaiserberg is also the site of the abandoned Bolzano rubbish dump: The area was then partly developed into a recreation zone.
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Firmiano Castle itself is already part of Frangarto, a district of the municipality of Appiano: Inside, the interesting MMM Firmiano invites you to a visit.
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The Firmiano Park (Parco Firmiano) in winter: The coldest month in Bolzano is January with an average lowest temperature of -4 degrees Celsius.
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On the municipal border between Bolzano and Appiano on the Wine Road, the green spaces and orchards gave way to two new quarters in recent years. One of them is Casanova (Kaiserau) in the southwest of the town, a completely newly built ensemble with its own train station and numerous blocks of flats, each of them grouped around a green area. From the houses around the Anita Pichler Square, the wooded hill of the Kaiserberg can be seen. It marks the northern end of the Monte di Mezzo, which rises between the Oltradige area and the South Tyrolean Bassa Atesina. Firmiano Castle, home of the Messner Mountain Museum Firmiano, towers high on the Kaiserberg.

If you follow the Via Resia road towards north, one of the major streets in Bolzano, the next new residential area follows: the houses of Firmiano (Firmian) opposite the Palasport hall and the Resia Sports Grounds. They form the extension towards the west of the housing estates previously built here. Together with the houses, commercial areas and a local recreation zone with playground, skater zone and dog run were established. Both quarters are part of the district of Don Bosco.

The name Firmiano is historical: This is how Firmiano Castle was called already centuries ago. The large apartment blocks between Casanova and Firmiano were built for the first time according to the highly energy-efficient ClimateHouse A standards. This concept developed in Bolzano is being applied here on a large scale and guarantees a high quality of living and low CO-2 emissions.

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