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

Pitl malan' Krampus figure

This delicately figure of an impishly grinning Krampus carved from pear wood carries a basket to keep cigarettes in. It was made by the sculptor Franz Insam de Cësanueva from St. Christina, who created a series of items popular throughout the whole Habsburg empire in the 1870s - not only items such as this one for tobacco consumers, but nutcrackers, too. 

Cësanueva

The farmhouse, partly built into the surrounding land, dates back to the 15th century. The current living quarters were converted around the start of the 20th century. For generations, jointed wooden dolls and horses as well as special crib figurines with moving parts were made at Josef Insam's family business and sold all over Europe. In times of war, production was extended to include prosthetic hands and feet.

Saint Antony in Boden church

The first church built on Antoniboden land was mentioned in records in the 15th century, but it is older than that. Today's church was completed with its steep gabled roof was completed in 1676 and restored in the 1870s. The side statues at the high altar from 1684 depict both saints Ruprecht and Nikolaus. The Lourdes grotto features minerals from the Seiser Alm mountain pasture, the altarpieces come from Josef Moroder Lusenberg, and the sculptures from Gröden artists.