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Castelmur Castle

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castelmur castle

Attribution: By Daniel Schwen - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1853744

Location
Stampa, canton of Graubunden, Switzerland
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Built
18th century

Castelmur Castle or Palazzo Castelmur was built in 1723 for Johannes Redolfi. In the second half of the 20th century, the castle was converted it into a museum.
On the second floor of the museum is the Archivio Storico, an archive that stores and researches documents relating to the Val Bregaglia region. Additionally on the second floor there is a permanent exhibit dedicated to the history of Graubunden's pastry bakers.

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