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Corvara In Badia
Corvara in Badia ( ; or ''Kurfar'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about east of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,340 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute National Institute of Statistics (Italy), Istat. Corvara in Badia borders the following municipalities: Badia, South Tyrol, Badia, Canazei, Livinallongo del Col di Lana, San Martin de Tor, and Sëlva. Corvara in Badia is the main center of Alta Badia, a prestigious tourist area located at the top end of the Val Badia, surrounded by the Dolomites mountains. Tourism Because of its geographic position, Alta Badia gradually transformed itself into an avantgarde tourist area keeping intact its alpine character. According to Michil Costa, owner of the La Perla luxury hotel in Corvara, interviewed in 2023 for a TV documentary on overtourism in the Alps, the area has too many tourists. Frazion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ( ; ; ), often known in English as Trentino-South Tyrol or by its shorter Italian name Trentino-Alto Adige, is an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy, located in the Northern Italy, northern part of the country. The region has a population of 1.1 million, of whom 62% speak Italian language as their mother tongue, 30% speak German language, German and several foreign languages are spoken by immigrant communities. Since the 1970s, most legislative and administrative powers have been transferred to the two self-governing Provinces of Italy, provinces that make up the region: the province of Trento, commonly known as Trentino, and the province of Bolzano, commonly known as South Tyrol (). In South Tyrol, South Tyrol#Languages, German remains the sizeable majority language. From the 9th century until 1801, the region was part of the Holy Roman Empire. After being part of the short-lived Italian Republic (N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
