Villa Zeltnerheim, also called Villa Grünwald or Villa Boscoverde, is a historic residence in Gries, near Bolzano, on the lower slopes of the Guncina (Guntschnaberg).
What to see
The villa is built to the canons of historicism, with some Neo-Baroque elements. The building has been protected since 1982.
It was erected in 1893 to a design by the architect Adam Dietz as a holiday house for the Zeltner-Dietz family, well-known entrepreneurs of Nuremberg. After the First World War it was confiscated by the Italian state and later acquired by the Bauer-Grünwald, a family of hoteliers from Venice, from whom the name Villa Grünwald comes, Italianised as Boscoverde. In 1949 the buildings were inherited by the former king Umberto II who, unable to enter Italian territory, left them to his daughter Maria Beatrice. In the 1950s and 1960s the house hosted the Circolo cittadino of Bolzano, active in organising cultural and convivial gatherings.
Visiting
The villa is at Gries, on the lower slopes of the Guncina; the sources consulted do not say whether it can be visited or whether it has a public use today, so access should be checked.
Our editors' tip
Remember the three names by which the villa is known, Zeltnerheim, Grünwald and Boscoverde: each points to a different phase of its history, from the family of Nuremberg entrepreneurs to the hoteliers of Venice.
