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History More South Tyrol Pages >>> South Tirol Overview Reasons to go Alta Badia Alta Pusteria Val Gardena Best Deals Selva Gardena Resorts Mountain Info History Photos     The area is thought to have been inhabited in prehistoric times, artifacts have been found that date back to well before the Roman Era.   The area thrived for 500 years under Roman rule around 1000 BC.   In 1636 the outbreak of the plague wiped out an estimated 50% of the population.   Archeological finds in Val Gardena have dated inhabitants as early as 6000 BC!   The name Val Gardena was first recorded in a deed of gift from the year 999, when Duke Otto von Andechs made the Bishop of Freising a present of an area of woodland called ”Forestum ad Gredine“. Val Gardena – Gröden in German, and Gherdëina in Ladin – means ”fence“.   Every year the area hosts an FIS – World Cup Super-G and Downhill for men on the Saslong.   The world famous mountaineer is from South Tyrol and lives in castle Juval in the Vinschgau region in South Tyrol. You can find out all about him here.   Oetzi Museum has a world famous glacier mummy, found beneath the ice. Learn more here.

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