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

Luis Trenker memorial

Luis Trenker is one of Gröden’s most renowned locals. Since 1992, he has been seated on the promenade that bears his name in the form of a bronze sculpture created by Hermann Josef Runggaldier.

In the 1930s Trenker enjoyed career as an actor and director which remains critically acclaimed to this day and, in the post-war years, went on to promote the development of tourism through radio and TV narrations of his memoirs.