Beseno Castle, which is the largest complex in Trentino, extends over the summit of the hill of Beseno, occupying a position if great strategic importance for the control of Vallagarina and the communications routes linking the German Empire with the Italian peninsula. The fortress is Medieval in its origins, but underwent a fundamental reconstruction in the first half of the 16th century. This gave it its present appearance, characterised by the presence of three powerful bastions used for the deployment of firearms. The castle, which had previously been a fief of the Beseno families, was the property of the Trapp family from 1470 to 1973, when it was donated to the Autonomous Province of Trento. Nowadays, it is the setting for various events and important historical re-enactments.

Metadata	Information
Source	FBK - Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Contacts	Fabio RemondinoFBK - Fondazione Bruno KesslerUnità di ricerca 3D Optical Metrology (3DOM) http://3dom.fbk.eu/en/home3D Optical Metrology (3DOM) Unit http://3dom.fbk.eu/en/home
Copyright Credit Line	Castello del Buonconsiglio, monumenti e collezioni provinciali. Stefano Benedetti. Progetto 3D-ARCH. 3D-ICONS. FBK-3DOM
Europeana Rights	Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)
Start Date	1101
End Date	1600
Period Name	Middle Ages
Materials	Brick, Stone
Heritage Asset Type	Castle