Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join
Places near me Random place
All Italy Cavalese Banco della Reson

Banco della Reson

The community gathered on this stone table to make important decisions, but it was also the site of witch trials.

Cavalese, Italy

M mfilipazzi profile photo
Added By
mfilipazzi
Email
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list
CAPTION
  mfilipazzi / Atlas Obscura User
  mfilipazzi / Atlas Obscura User
  mfilipazzi / Atlas Obscura User
  mfilipazzi / Atlas Obscura User
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

This Place Is a Stub

Help improve this place with additional information or photos.

Make an Edit

About

Until 1500, the Magnificent Community gathered around this stone table for its assemblies. It was a form of democracy ante litteram, with meetings chaired by the Scario (a sort of president elected annually) in which the fire chiefs, the representatives of the various communities from Trodena to Moena, participated.

In 1505, 28 people were accused of witchcraft, 18 of whom were condemned to the stake and burned alive. The public trials took place, as usual, at the Banco della Resón. Every year on January 5, there is a historical re-enactment of the trials for witchcraft that took place in Val di Fiemme at the dawn of the 16th century.

Places

Discover your next amazing Atlas Place.

Get more unusual and extraordinary places each week with the Atlas Obscura Places newsletter.

Your newsletter subscriptions with us are subject to Atlas Obscura's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Community Contributors

M mfilipazzi profile photo

Added By

mfilipazzi

Published

August 13, 2020

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources
  • http://www.palazzomagnifica.eu/it/storia/giurisdizione-di-fiemme.html
  • https://www.visittrentino.info/it/guida/da-vedere/ecomusei/banco-de-la-reson_md_2422

Related Tags

Witches Witch Burnings Democracy
Banco della Reson
6 Via Giacomo Bresadola
Cavalese, 38033
Italy
46.287373, 11.460811
Get Directions

Nearby Places

Carezza Rainbow Lake

Italy

miles away

Funivia del Colle (Kohlerer Bahn)

Bolzano, Italy

miles away

Cappella di San Giovanni

Bozen, Italy

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Italy

Italy

Europe

Places 1,157
Stories 112

Nearby Places

Carezza Rainbow Lake

Italy

miles away

Funivia del Colle (Kohlerer Bahn)

Bolzano, Italy

miles away

Cappella di San Giovanni

Bozen, Italy

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Italy

Italy

Europe

Places 1,157
Stories 112

Related Places

  •  An exterior view of St. Andrew's Old Kirk

    Scotland

    St. Andrew’s Old Kirk

    Did a Halloween gathering at this site kick off Scotland’s witch trials?

  • Forres Witches Stone

    Forres, Scotland

    Forres Witches Stone

    A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.

  • Hekse Steinen

    Bergen, Norway

    Heksestein (The Witch Stone)

    A memorial to 350 people burned at the stake for witchcraft.

  • This innocuous-looking building has a dark history.

    Sion, Switzerland

    Tour des Sorciers

    Visit a prison tower used during witch tribunals.

  • Torre Federici from across Piazza della Torre

    Sonico, Italy

    Torre Federici

    A family accused of witchcraft once called this medieval tower home.

  • The Black Castle in South Queensferry, Scotland.

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Black Castle

    This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

  • Fye Bridge

    Norwich, England

    Fye Bridge

    One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.

  • Schloss Liebegg (Liebegg Castle)

    Gränichen, Switzerland

    Hexenmuseum Schweiz

    The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member


Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2026 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.