Koaferpickel – Kofelpickl, a place name of German-Cimbrian origin, identifies the mountainous elevation on which the Casóm – namely “big house” – was built; it is also referred to as Caseta dei Saltari in some historical records. The Dosso dei Saltari (Saltari hill) was first cited in 1490 in an old inventory of the assets of the Church of St. Lorenzo, whereas the Caseta dei Saltari appears in Pietro Carpentari’s will of 1603. The strategic location of the building allowed the rural caretaker to monitor the vineyards between Mezzomonte di Sopra and Mezzomonte di Sotto, and to spend the night in a cozy place with a bed, a lantern, and a fireplace. The watchman was called Saltér by locals (Saltaro in written records) and was a relevant figure belonging to a centuries-old tradition: the purpose of his role was to prevent theft. Furthermore, the watchman would oversee the grape harvest and fine transgressors.
A document dated 1864 depicts the building in precarious conditions; it was later renovated. Between 1956-1957, the last Saltér to guard Mezzomonte and the Rosspach valley was Arturo Carpentari (1906-1994).
After a period of renovation in 2019, wanted by the Municipality of Folgaria, the building is now a 10-meter-squared exhibition area on two floors.
