possible to observe the circumstances. The Tower also has a lunar clock. The architecture of the tower belongs to the Gothic Architecture and is one of the few remaining in South Tyrol. It is the cultural heritage monument with the number 14186 in South Tyrol. The White Tower is used as a museum since 2007. Outside the city is Rodeneck Castle, one of the most powerful of its time. It has precious frescoes from the early 13th century. Also important are Reifenstein Castle and Trostburg Castle in Waidbruck. In the latter lived the adventurer and minstrel Oswald von Wolkenstein. Gallery Society Linguistic distribution According to the 2011 census, the majority of the population speaks German as first language (72.82%). The remainder of the inhabitants speak Italian and Ladin as first languages, with percentages of 25.84% and 1.34%, respectively. Culture The rock band, Frei.Wild, has its origin in Brixen. Notable people Maria Hueber (1653-1705) - religious sister, pioneer in educating girls in the Tyrol Matteo Goffriller (1659–1742) - Venetian luthier, particularly noted for the quality of his cellos Anton Pichler (1697–1779) - Tyrolean goldsmith and artist of engraved gems Joseph Ambrose Stapf (1785-1844) - professor of moral theology, pedagogy at Brixen seminary Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer (1790–1861) - traveller, journalist, politician and historian. Johanna von Isser Großrubatscher (1802-1880) - graphic artist and writer Josef Murr (1864–1932) - classical philologist and botanist Eduard Thöny (1866-1950) - caricaturist and illustrator Fritz Tarbuk von Sensenhorst (1896–1976) - lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Navy, captain in the army and an entrepreneur Mary de Rachewiltz (born 1925) - poet and translator Reinhold Messner (born 1944) - mountaineer, adventurer, explorer, author and politician Heinz Winkler (born 1949) - three-Michelin star chef Herbert Dorfmann (born 1969) - agronomist and Member of the European Parliament Sport Denise Karbon (born 1980) - World Cup alpine ski racer Roland Fischnaller (born 1980) - snowboarder at the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics Karin Oberhofer (born 1985) - biathlete, bronze medallist in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics Dorothea Wierer (born 1990) - biathlete and former world champion Ludwig Rieder (born 1991) - luger, competitor at the 2014 Winter Olympics Dominik Fischnaller (born 1993) - luger, bronze medallist at the 2022 Winter Olympics Kevin Fischnaller (born 1993) - luger, competitor at the 2018 Winter Olympics Transport Brixen has a railway station on the Brenner Railway, which connects the town