Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
- Type
- Castle
- Protection
- Cultural heritage monument in South Tyrol
- Coordinates
- 46°41′31″ N, 11°08′52″ E
History and description
Brunnenburg (Italian: Castel Fontana, Castel Brunnenburg) is a 13th-century castle in the province of South Tyrol, in northern Italy.
History
Schloss Brunnenburg is situated above the city of Merano, on the outskirts of the municipality of Tirol. Originally built circa 1250, the castle was completely restored and updated in the mid-20th century by Boris de Rachewiltz, an Egyptologist, and his wife Mary, daughter of the poet Ezra Pound and violinist Olga Rudge; Mary lived there until her death in 2026. Surrounding the castle is the family's vineyard.
Pound stayed with his daughter and her family at the castle in 1958 after he returned from the United States. It was there that he wrote the last six of his 116 "cantos" of The Cantos.
The Ezra Pound Centre for Literature
The Ezra Pound Centre for Literature was established at the castle by his daughter, where students come from all over the world to study the poet's works. A large guesthouse on the castle grounds is used as temporary housing for students, usually for a semester at a time.
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Getting there
Algund - LagundoTrain, nearest
1.9 km as the crow flies
Brunnenburg
Aeroporto di Bolzano-Dolomiti - Flughafen Bozen-Dolomiten29.3 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
See on the mapMore castles in Trentino-South Tyrol
Frequently asked questions
Where is Brunnenburg?
Brunnenburg is in Tirol, in the province of Bolzano (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy. GPS coordinates: 46.69190, 11.14788.
What else is there to see near Brunnenburg?
Nearby you’ll find: Tirol Castle (400 m away), South Tyrolean Museum of Culture and Provincial History (400 m away), Castle Thurnstein (1 km away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Brunnenburg (Tirol) 08 — Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castel Fontana - panoramio — Raimondo Perrina, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brunnenburg (Tirol) 01 — Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brunnenburg bei Dorf Tirol - NW — Thesurvived99, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brunnenburg bei Dorf Tirol - SO — Thesurvived99, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brunnenburg bei Dorf Tirol- Nord — Thesurvived99, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brunnenburg gegen Mendel im Herbst Nachmittags — This Photo was taken by Christian Rottensteiner. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not public domain. Please respect the copyright…, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brunnenburg gegen Mendel im Herbst — This Photo was taken by Christian Rottensteiner. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not public domain. Please respect the copyright…, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brunnenburg u Schloss Tirol v d Seilbahn aus — Stefan Oemisch, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences