| Curon Venosta | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Trentino Alto Adige | |
| Territory | South Tyrol | |
| Altitude | 1,520 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 209.65 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 2.381 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Curonesi / Grauner | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0473 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 39027 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Curon Venosta (Graun im Vinschgau in German) is a center of the Trentino Alto Adige.
To know
The municipality of Curon is often mistakenly called "Resia" (Reschen), due to the popularity of the hamlet of the same name. Its population is almost all (97.34%) of German mother tongue; 2.66% Italian; 0.00% Ladin.
Geographical notes
Located at the northwestern end of the Val Venosta andSouth Tyrol, borders to the north - through the Resia Pass - With the'Austria, to the west with the Switzerland (Engadine, Grisons) and to the south with Malles Venosta. On the Piz Lat - a part of which belongs to the municipality of Curon Venosta - the borders of Switzerland, Austria ed Italy.
How to orient yourself
Curon Venosta: full screen map.Neighborhoods
The towns of Melago, Resia / Reschen, San Valentino alla Muta / St. Valentin auf der Haide and Vallelunga / Langtaufers
How to get
By plane
- 1 Bolzano-Dolomites Airport (IATA: BZO) (6 km from the center of Bolzano), ☎ 39 0471 255 255, fax: 39 0471 255 202.
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from Lugano is Rome with Etihad Regional (by Darwin Air). At certain times of the year, the Lauda Air company connects the city with Vienna once a week. On the other hand, charter flights are more numerous. - 2 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
- 3 Brescia Airport (D'Annunzio), Via Aeroporto 34, Montichiari (Connections with Brescia airport are guaranteed by public transport via the bus. The stop a Brescia city is located at the bus station (number 23), while that of the airport is at the front of the terminal. There are also connections to the city of Verona via bus / shuttle line 1), ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected]. Charter only
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from By bus
Public bus transport services in South Tyrol are managed by SAD [1]
Public bus transport services in South Tyrol are managed by SAD How to get around
What see
The submerged bell tower
- 1 Submerged bell tower. Curon's old bell tower - and the church attached to it - dates back to 1357. In winter, when Lake Resia freezes, the bell tower is within walking distance. A legend tells that on some winter days the bells can still be heard (which were removed from the bell tower on July 18, 1950, before the lake was formed).
- In 2009, the last (in 2016) restoration of the structure was carried out: in May the water level of the lake was slightly lowered with false barriers in order to allow interventions on the submerged areas, subject to water infiltration and winter frosts that had caused cracks and instability. The roof was also restored, for the first time since 1899 (as shown by the date imprinted on the tiles).
The lake seen from the north
- 2 Resia Lake (Reschensee). At the Resia pass there were three natural lakes: Lake Resia, Lake Curon also known as Lake Mezzo (German Grauner See or Mittersee) and Lake San Valentino alla Muta. The construction of a large dam in 1950 unified the first two previous lakes and submerged the ancient town of Curon Venosta which was rebuilt further upstream. 163 houses and 523 hectares of fruit-growing land were submerged. The basin of the current lake was obtained from it, 6 km long and 1 km wide at the point of maximum width.
- The works began in '39, but for the beginning of the war they were first slowed down and then suspended in '43. In 1946, despite the post-war economic difficulties and the lack of all the raw materials necessary for the continuation of the work, the works were resumed thanks to Swiss investments and completed with the inauguration on 28 August 1949.
- At the beginning of 2014, the EURAC researchers of Bolzano conducted a feasibility study to evaluate the potential of "floating photovoltaic islands" on the lake. According to the study, the surface of a high mountain lake could be exploited to produce energy
The border between Italy and Austria that runs beyond the pass
- 3 Resia Pass (Reschenpass). The Resia pass is an alpine pass located not far from the Austrian border west of the Brenner, near the Switzerland and the triple border point. It connects the Tyrol and theSouth Tyrol.
- In reality, geographically, the pass is in full Italian territory, while the border is located just beyond this and therefore at a slightly lower altitude. From the orographic point of view, the Pass divides the western Rhaetian Alps from the eastern Rhaetian Alps.
- In pre-Roman times, a path already connected the Inn valley with the high Val Venosta. The current Passo di Resia was incorporated into the Via Claudia Augusta, inaugurated in 50 AD. In the Middle Ages and again at the beginning of the Modern Age, the pass competed with the passes of the gods Grisons. Until 1854 on the fortified bridges of the Inn in Finstermünz, north of Nauders, there were customs posts between theAustria and the Switzerland.
- In the years 1850-54 Carl Ritter von Ghega (former builder of the Semmering railway, from Lower Austria to Styria, between Vienna is Graz) and Joseph Duile built the new road from Fort Nauders to Kajetansbrücke. The plans for a road in the Reschen could not be completed.
- At the beginning of the twentieth century it was also planned to continue the Merano-Malles railway up to the pass, and then descend to Landeck, in Austria. The works for the Resia railway began during the First World War, but with the end of the conflict, they were suspended. Some partially incomplete works of art are still visible today.
- During the late 1930s, two barrages were built at the pass: the Passo Resia barrage and the Pian dei Morti barrage. These, formed by several bunkers, were to prevent a possible invasion of the Nazi army in Italy. After the war, some of these structures were re-deployed in NATO during the Cold War.
- Pian dei Morti barrage.
- Dam Resia Pass.
Events and parties
What to do
From December to March cross-country skiing, skating and, thanks to strong and frequent winds, snowkiting and sledding are practiced on the frozen lake.
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Theiner Klöckner, Via Curon, 9, ☎ 39 0473 633272.
- 2 Hotel Goldener Adler, Via Claudia Augusta, 3, ☎ 39 0473 633130. 3 star hotel
- 3 Garni Hubertus - Bed & Breakfast, Graun, ☎ 39 0473 633182.
Safety
Pharmacy
- 4 [link not working]Curon Pharmacy, Via Curon, 74, ☎ 39 0473 632119.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 5 Italian post, via country 18, ☎ 39 0473 633135, fax: 39 0473 633069.
Around
- Malles Venosta - The Abbey of Monte Maria and the church of San Benedetto preserve precious Romanesque frescoes with Byzantine influences one, the other Carolingian.
- Glurns - The smallest city in South Tyrol retains the perimeter of the walls, the title of city that comes from an important past and boasts membership in the circuit of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
- Silandro - Capital of the Val Venosta, preserves two of the many manors that dot this part of Alto Adige that goes to the borders of Austria is Switzerland.
Itineraries
- Castles of South Tyrol - A journey to discover the South Tyrolean manors which, born for military purposes, later became largely refined stately homes, centers of culture, examples of fine architecture, testimony to the greatness of the families who built them.
Other projects
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