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"Great is the power of memory that dwells in places." (from Cicero)

Mëune

The sacristan's house (Mëune) beneath St. Jakob's chapel is an impressive detached farmhouse dating back to 1453, in its original form and still owned by the church. The stonewalled living quarters with a cellar and two upper floors are housed in the easter part of the house, while the barn and 'palancin' balcony run around the west side. The supporting beam of the barn door features two painted black snakes facing each other as symbol of the various transformatory processes occurring throughout the year.

Costamula Dessot

This detached farmhouse built in 1606/08 was renovated and granted listed status in 1985, and is now a restaurant. The feeding station made of logs takes up more of the façade than the walled living quarters. The attractive larch shingle roof was renewed and edged with wooden boards in accordance with Ladin tradition (so-called Ladin roof).

Costamula Dessëura

Detached farmhouses are rare in Gröden and are usually more recent structures. Ober-Costamula was built around 1686/87 at the latest. The living quarters and farm buildings are separated from each other by a wall and each has a separate entrance. The building is made of logs with a kitchen on the side of the mountain slope, a 'palancin' overhanging floor (piguel in Ladin) and a built-in oven on the north facade. The barn area was converted into living quarters in the 20th century.

Col de Flam Dessot

The core of this detached farm with living and farm quarters under one roof dates back to 1554. The inside of the listed farm building was converted a few years ago. The farm name is from the pre-Romanesque place name of Col de Flam, which is linked to a Latène period cult site ('place with priests', 'place of invocation'), attested to by archaeological finds in Museum Gherdëina.

Gustin

The detached 15th-century farmhouse at the start of Wolkenstein enjoys listed building status and is not inhabited today. One part of the living quarters  was found in the stonewalled eastern section of the building. The parlour ('Stube') and rooms were in the wooden boarded section. This is where the famous wood carver Katharina Kasslatter (anda Trina da Gustin), one of the first students at the art school in Wolkenstein to sign her work, lived until her death in 1974.

Doss dl Preve

This detached farmhouse separated from Scurcia, its mother farm, and was first mentioned in records in 1420. In 1520, it passed to the fraternity of St. Anna church, as is reflected in the name. This shared farmhouse was converted in the 20th century and the wooden 'palancin' structure turned into a balcony. The sculptor Franz Tavella and, later, the sculptor and crib carver Luis Alois Insam worked at Doss dl Preve in the 1890s.