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Campolino

The Campolino belt plate, a significant Roman-era archaeological find, is now displayed in the Museum Mansio Sebatum

Campolino is the name of one of the smallest hamlets in the market town of San Lorenzo. The place seems quiet and somewhat remote, yet it is only a few kilometres from the bustling centres of San Lorenzo and Brunico. Campolino lies at the foot of the Pustertal Valley's low mountain range, next to the equally small hamlet of Fassine. Legend has it that in the year 1400 AD, a farmer from the Stadelhof set out from here for Kniepass to build a church dedicated to Saint Margaret.

The Burgkofel hill near Campolino is a significant archaeological site: During road construction in 1940, numerous fibulae and a well-preserved belt plate were found at the foot of the hill. In the centuries before Christ, such belt plates were part of traditional dress - the one from Campolino (Lothen) depicts two stags with ornate antlers and decorated bodies.

An inscription in Raetic letters is engraved on the back. A few years earlier, 22 gold coins had already been discovered in San Lorenzo, which went down in history as the Gold Coin Hoard of Sebatum. In Campolino, it is not only cheese, butter, and yoghurt that are produced: The Val Pusteria Adult Education Centre also occasionally provides courses here on herbal cosmetics.

At the entrance to the hamlet, the Mary Help of Christians Chapel is a prominent feature, where May devotions are still held today. In the surrounding area, hiking trails run below the Val Pusteria Sun Road, such as the Archaeological Panorama Trail, which is part of the Museum Mansio Sebatum and tells the story of the Roman era. The "Loathna Kofel" is also home to one of South Tyrol's climbing gardens, where the rock routes reach a difficulty grade of up to 8a.

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