Castello-Molina di Fiemme, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy Genealogy

Italy

Trentino-Alto Adige

Trento

Castello-Molina di Fiemme

Guide to Castello-Molina di Fiemme municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History

Castello: Evidence of the current location dates to around the 11th century AD, though an adjacent archaeological area suggests earlier Bronze Age settlement.

Jurisdictions the municipality belonged to:

• 11th Century: Controlled by the Welfen family.
• 1026: Passed to the Prince-Bishop of Trento.
• Shortly after 1026: Returned to Guelfo III.
• 12th Century: Under the Lords of Enn-Caldiff, serving the Counts of Eppan.
• After War with Counts of Tyrol: Counts of Tyrol gained control.
• 1214: County of Castello established by Meinhard I, managed by a committee, not a feudal lord.
• 1473: Sigismund of Austria exchanged the County with Castel Formigaro, owned by the Counts Firmian. Jurisdictional rights remained with Sigismund.
• 1648: Jurisdiction of Enn (which included Castello) ceded to the House of Zenobrio of Venice.
• 1777: County of Castello dissolved, incorporated into the Community of Fiemme.

Major events:

• Several fires between the 18th and 19th centuries: 1733, 1805, 1815, 1853, and 1860.
• Construction of the church of San Giorgio (later Madonna di Lourdes) on the site of a demolished castle.

Molina: Developed relatively recently, around 1700.

Jurisdictions:

• Initially part of Castello, later a separate municipality for a short period, then back within the municipality of Castello.

Major events:

• Flourishing of Venetian sawmills and mills.
• Flood of 1966, which destroyed many mills.
• Short-lived glass and crystal factory (c. 1767 - early 1800s).
• Clay processing industry, impacted by Italian competition and the 1966 flood.

Stramentizzo: Origins date back to around the 11th century.

Jurisdictions:

• Initially farms managed by arimanni.
• Later under the control of various noble families: Counts of Eppan, Ulten, Hagno, Zenobrio, and finally Longo.

Major events:

• Development of Venetian sawmills.
• Fire in 1884, which destroyed much of the village.
• Creation of the Stramentizzo reservoir, submerging the original village. "New" Stramentizzo (Scales) built in 1958.
• Massacre of Ziano, Stramentizzo, and Molina di Fiemme (May 2-4, 1945) by retreating SS troops.

Resources

Church Records

• 1656-1924 Registri ecclesiastici di Castello di Fiemme (Trento), 1656-1924(*); Parrocchia di Castello di Fiemme (Trento) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1842-1925 Registri ecclesiastici di Stramentizzo (Trento), 1842-1925(*); Parrocchia di Stramentizzo (Trento) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1875-1923 Registri ecclesiastici di Molina (Trento), 1875-1923(*); Parrocchia di Molina (Trento) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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