| Nova Ponente | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Trentino Alto Adige | |
| Territory | Salto-Sciliar | |
| Altitude | 1,357 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 112.49 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 3.883 (2015) | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0471 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 39050 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Nova Ponente (Deutschnofen in German) is a center of the Trentino Alto Adige.
To know
Its population is overwhelmingly German-speaking (97.42%); 2.33% Italian; Ladin 0.25%.
Geographical notes
It is a South Tyrolean center of the district Salto-Sciliar. It is 26 km from Bolzano, 29 from Egna, 25 from Cavalese, 20 from Carezza lake.
Background
The settlement is substantially medieval, due to the colonization in the high ground in the era of Mainardo II, count of Tyrol, so much so that almost all the farms appear for the first time mentioned in the great census carried out by him in 1288.
The trade with wood was one of the sources of wealth of the place since the Middle Ages. It was flourishing to the point that in 1614 wood supplied by the Tschufflerhof in Nova Ponente was even used for the construction of the attic of the cathedral of Bologna.
The toponym is attested in Latin documents such as Nova in 1175 and as Nova Teutonica in 1209, in German documents such as Teuschennoeven and Teutschenofen in 1336 and as Tawtschenofen in 1411. It derives from the Latin nova ("land recently cultivated") e Teutonic ("German").
How to orient yourself
Nova Ponente: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its municipal area also includes the villages of Ega / Eggen, San Floriano / Obereggen and Monte San Pietro / Petersberg.
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 car
Bolzano Nord motorway exit on the Brenner motorway- The provincial road 72
connects it to the state road 620 of the Lavazè Pass
which in turn flows into the state road 241 
of Val d'Ega and Passo di Costalunga.
Bolzano Nord motorway exit on the Brenner motorway
connects it to the state road 620 of the Lavazè Pass
which in turn flows into the state road 241 
of Val d'Ega and Passo di Costalunga.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 Sanctuary of Pietralba
- 1 Pietralba Sanctuary (Wallfahrtsort Maria Weißenstein (in German); Santuarie de Baissiston (in Ladin)), Pietralba, 9 (between Nova Ponente and Monte San Pietro), ☎ 39 0471 615165. The sanctuary was founded in 1553 after the discovery of the miraculous statuette, an alabaster Pietà, carried out by a local farmer, Leonhard Weißensteiner (hence the name of the sanctuary), to whom the Virgin Mary appeared, healing him from his illness. As a thank you, the Madonna would have asked him to erect a small church. This chapel soon became very popular, so much so that it was necessary to build a larger building.
- The works began in 1638 and were completed in 1654; the convent was instead built in 1722.: This new church still includes the original chapel built by Leonhard, the high altar with leaves in gold and silver, frescoes by Adam Mölk, Pussjäger, A. Siber and F. Haider.
- The place was taken over in 1718 by the Order of the Servants of Mary of Innsbruck. In 1787 the sanctuary was suppressed by the emperor Joseph II and the statuette was transferred to Laives; the church was desecrated and used as a lumber yard.
- In 1836 the sanctuary, repurchased by the servants of Maria di Innsbruck, once again becomes a place of prayer; in the Fascist period the German-speaking monks were replaced with Italian-speaking monks, belonging to the servants of Maria di Vicenza, who still care for it today.
- On 24 August 1885 a copy of the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows was again placed in the church, together with a procession involving over 130 priests and 15,000 believers, with the presence of the then bishop of the diocese of Trento Giovanni Giacomo della Bona. On the occasion of a visit by Pope John Paul II, the sanctuary was elevated to the dignity of a minor basilica. In preparation for the Jubilee of 2000, the youth hostel and the pilgrim's house were renovated. There are still corridors with hundreds of ex-votos at the sanctuary.
- Next to the basilica, there is the chapel of San Pellegrino Laziosi, patron saint of cancer patients, and a place called "penitentiary" dedicated to confessions.
- In addition to the basilica, a hotel, a pilgrim's house and a youth hostel have been built over the years. Furthermore, there is always the possibility to have lunch at a self-service restaurant and refreshment at a bar.
- Among all the pilgrims who went to the sanctuary, the name of Albino Luciani stands out (Pope John Paul I), who as a child, together with his mother Bortola and the faithful from Agordino, left on pilgrimage to Pietralba. According to his custom, he spent his summer holidays there when he was still a cardinal. He booked for the last time in August 1978, but on the death of Pope Paul VI he had to leave for the solemn papal funeral and the subsequent conclave that would have elected him 263rd successor of Peter.
- On July 17, 1988, the pope also went on pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Madonna di Pietralba John Paul II. In 2003 the pope himself granted a plenary indulgence to those who visit this sacred place.
- The St. Leonhard chapel
- In addition to the sanctuary, climbing path number 4 towards the east for about twenty minutes, it is possible to reach the chapel of Leonhard Weißensteiner, where the sanctuary had its origin, or where the Virgin appeared. A little further down is his hermitage, a small and curious place where in the past other small cells were also built, of which only a few remains remain today. From here, going down a few steps, there is a small indentation in the rock, where Leonhard fell in 1553. From the hermitage, there is also an excellent view of the Dolomite peaks that surround the area: the Catinaccio, the Marmolada and the Latemar.
- The Pietralba sanctuary can be reached mainly from:
- the "Bolzano nord" exit of the A22, and from here following the signs for Val d'Ega and Nova Ponente (about 33 km);
- the "Egna-Ora" exit of the A22, going up towards Cavalese to then deviate for Aldino (about 22 km).
- The diatribe
- The statuette of the Madonna was transferred in the 18th century to the church of San Nicolò and Sant'Antonio abate a Laives. Between the sanctuary and the citizens of Laives there is an ancient discussion that is based precisely on the statuette: when the sanctuary returned to activity, a copy of the Madonnina was made and still today there is doubt as to which is the authentic one. Every year hundreds of people leave the valleys of the Trentino, Fornace in May and Fierozzo San Felice in September, on a votive pilgrimage on foot, covering more than 50 km towards the sanctuary.
Events and parties
What to do
- 1 Ski Center Latemar (from the Obereggen hamlet). The Latemar Ski Center is one of the most important Italian ski areas and includes the winter ski slopes of the resorts of Obereggen, fraction of Nova Ponente, Pampeago (in the municipality of Tesero) is Predazzo for a total of 48 km of slopes divided into 18 ski lifts. : It was born in 1970 and is located on the slopes of Mount Latemar and in its offshoots of the Pala di Santa and Monte Agnello.
- All 18 lifts are connected to each other creating a carousel that can be entirely covered with skis on. From Predazzo there are also connections with theAlpe Cermis. : The access to the slopes can take place both from Obereggen (South Tyrolean side, through the Val d'Ega), and from Pampeago (Trentino) and from Predazzo (side of the Val di Fiemme, also in Trentino). The Latemar Ski Center is part of the district number 7 of Dolomiti Superski
Skilifts
- Obereggen slope
- Ebner (skilifit)
- Obereggen-Oberholz (4-seater chairlift; automatic hook-up wind cover)
- Ochsenweide (8-person gondola lift; automatic coupling); also active for night skiing
- Laner (4-seater chairlift)
- Absam-Maierl (6-seater chairlift; automatic hook-up wind cover)
- Reiterjoch (4-seater chairlift)
- Obereggen (4-seater chairlift; automatic hook-up windproof cover)
- Pampeago side
- Campanil (3-seater chairlift)
- Pala Santa (4-seater chairlift; automatic hook-up windproof cover)
- Pala Santa-Plateau (ski lift)
- Latemar (4-seater chairlift; automatic coupling)
- Agnello (4-seater chairlift; automatic coupling)
- Tresca (4-seater chairlift; automatic hook-up windproof cover)
- Campo Scuola Latemar (4-seater chairlift; automatic hook-up windproof cover)
- Predazzo slope
- Residenza-Passo Feudo (4-seater chairlift; automatic coupling)
- Gardonè-Passo Feudo (4-seater chairlift; automatic hooking of the windproof cover)
- Campo Scuola Gardonè (4-seater chairlift; automatic hook-up windproof cover)
- Stalimen-Gardonè (8-person gondola lift; automatic coupling)
- The area is well suited to both expert skiers and beginners and is very popular for the numerous huts on the slopes with various culinary offers: from the typical Tyrolean imbiss, to self-service to high altitude restaurants. Another interesting note are the 12 apres skis present both on the slopes and in the valley stations of the three access villages; which are a meeting point both for tourists intent on extending the day on the snow, and for local inhabitants.
- The slopes relating to the Ebner lifts, Pala Santa-Plateau, Latemar School Field and Gardonè School Field are dedicated to beginners, children and ski schools to be able to exercise safely on very easy slopes with little traffic: in fact all four tracks are not "connecting" to the carousel but run parallel to it.
- For 3 days a week the Ochsenweide cable car remains open from 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm to guarantee the lift service for the Oberholz slope and the toboggan run (both of which are artificially illuminated for night skiing.
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Sport Center restaurant bar pizzeria, Via Fora, 1, ☎ 39 0471 616412.
- 2 Adler pizza restaurant, Main Street, 5, ☎ 39 0471 616280.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Pietralba hotels, Via Pietralba, 10, ☎ 39 0471 611301.
- 2 Zelger Paul, Via Holzer, 1, ☎ 39 0471 616326. 3 star hotel
- 3 Panoramahotel Obkircher, Platzviertel 6, ☎ 39 0471 616542. 3 star hotel
Safety
Pharmacy
- 4 Moroder, Via Paese, 20, ☎ 39 0471 616393. Fabio
Phone:
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 5 Italian post, via Centro 20, ☎ 39 0471 616520.
Around
- Bolzano - Main city of South Tyrol is the administrative and economic capital. Its historic center admirably blends the Nordic architectural and urban characteristics with the Italian ones, showing itself with a tone of elegant elegance.
- Egna - Its main feature is given by the arcades that create a suggestive atmosphere especially in the main street. It is part of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
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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