|
Moena
Moena ( Ladin: ''Moéna'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento. It is the largest comune in the Fassa Valley. In the census of 2001, 1,967 inhabitants out of 2,602 (75.6%) declared Ladin as their native language. Geography Moena lies on the Avisio, a tributary of the Adige river. The municipality borders with Falcade, Nova Levante, Sèn Jan di Fassa, Predazzo, Soraga and Tonadico. It counts the hamlets (''frazioni'') of Forno, Medil, San Pellegrino, Penia, Someda and Sorte. Main sights Sights include the church of ''San Vigilio'', with a Gothic bell tower and 18th-century paintings by Valentino Rovisi, and the ancient church of San Volfango, with 15th-century frescoes and a Baroque ceiling by Giovanni Guadagnini (17th century). The festival ''La Turchia'' takes place once a year during the 19th of August until the 21st. According to Turkish tradition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moena - Chiesa San Vigilio - 01
Moena (Ladin language, Ladin: ''Moéna'') is a ''Communes of Trentino, comune'' (municipality) and a village in Trentino in the northern Italy, Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento. It is the largest comune in the Fassa Valley. In the census of 2001, 1,967 inhabitants out of 2,602 (75.6%) declared Ladin language, Ladin as their native language. Geography Moena lies on the Avisio, a tributary of the Adige river. The municipality borders with Falcade, Nova Levante, Sèn Jan di Fassa, Predazzo, Soraga and Tonadico. It counts the hamlets (''Frazione, frazioni'') of Forno (Moena), Forno, Medil, San Pellegrino Pass, San Pellegrino, Penia, Someda and Sorte. Main sights Sights include the church of ''San Vigilio'', with a Gothic architecture, Gothic bell tower and 18th-century paintings by Valentino Rovisi, and the ancient church of San Volfango, with 15th-century frescoes and a Baroque ceiling by Giovanni Guadagnini (17th century). The festiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forno (Moena)
Moena ( Ladin: ''Moéna'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento. It is the largest comune in the Fassa Valley. In the census of 2001, 1,967 inhabitants out of 2,602 (75.6%) declared Ladin as their native language. Geography Moena lies on the Avisio, a tributary of the Adige river. The municipality borders with Falcade, Nova Levante, Sèn Jan di Fassa, Predazzo, Soraga and Tonadico. It counts the hamlets (''frazioni'') of Forno, Medil, San Pellegrino, Penia, Someda and Sorte. Main sights Sights include the church of ''San Vigilio'', with a Gothic bell tower and 18th-century paintings by Valentino Rovisi, and the ancient church of San Volfango, with 15th-century frescoes and a Baroque ceiling by Giovanni Guadagnini (17th century). The festival ''La Turchia'' takes place once a year during the 19th of August until the 21st. According to Turkish tradition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentino Rovisi
Valentino Rovisi (December 1715 in Moena – 12 March 1783 in Moena) was an Italian painter in a late Baroque style. Biography Born to a comfortable merchant of wood in the Trentine vallies, he trained with a variety of local masters including Martino Gabrielli, but by the age of 12 years, he was sent to apprentice in Venice. In Venice, he stayed for five years. It is suspected that Valentino had contacts with the studio of Tiepolo. By 1734, he was home in Moena, but returned to Venice from 1743 to circa 1752. The second stay in Venice finds him frequently in the studio of Tiepolo. He married in Venice and three of his four children were born there. His fourth child was baptized on 18 April 1755 in Moena. By 1758 he was residing there. In 1759 he painted frescoes in Cembra, the first for the church of San Rocco no longer exist, but the curiously unthreatening ''Last Judgement'' frescoes in the church of San Pietro remain. He painted a series of frescoes (1767) for the paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladin Language
Ladin ( , ; autonym: ; ; ) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Rhaeto-Romance languages, Rhaeto-Romance subgroup, mainly spoken in the Dolomites, Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy in the provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino, and Province of Belluno, Belluno, by the Ladin people. It exhibits similarities to Romansh language, Romansh, which is spoken in Switzerland, as well as to Friulian language, Friulian, which is spoken in northeast Italy. The precise extent of the Ladin language area is a subject of scholarly debate. A narrower perspective includes only the dialects of the valleys around the Sella group, while wider definitions comprise the dialects of adjacent valleys in the Province of Belluno and even dialects spoken in the northwestern Trentino. A standard language, standard variety of Ladin () has been developed by the Office for Ladin Language Planning as a common communication tool across the whole Ladin-speaking region. Geographic distribution Lad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renzo Chiocchetti
Renzo Chiocchetti (17 November 1945 – 13 February 2020) was an Italian cross-country skier. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (, ) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 (), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976. The games were awarded to Inn .... He was a member of the Ladin ethnic group. References External links * 1945 births 2020 deaths Italian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Skiers from Trentino Ladin people 20th-century Italian sportsmen People from Moena {{Italy-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Pellegrino Pass
The San Pellegrino Pass () (1918 m) is a high mountain pass in the Italian Dolomites. It connects the municipalities of Moena and Falcade. The ski resort of Trevalli is located at the pass. The area is also popular in summer for rock climbing. The peak of Cima Uomo and Col Margherita stand nearby on the north and the south sides. During World War I Austrian positions were on Cima Uomo while Italian trenches were on Col Margherita. See also * List of highest paved roads in Europe * List of mountain passes This is a list of mountain passes. Africa Egypt * Halfaya Pass (near Libya) Lesotho * Moteng Pass * Mahlasela pass * Sani Pass Morocco * Tizi n'Tichka South Africa * Eastern Cape Passes * Western Cape Passes * Northern Cape Passes * K ... References San Pellegrino Moena {{TrentinoAltoAdige-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Chapel
The Italian Chapel is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Second World War by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the Churchill Barriers to the east of Scapa Flow. Only the concrete foundations of the other buildings of the prisoner-of-war camp survive. The chapel was not completed until after the end of the war, and was restored in the 1960s and again in the 1990s. It is a popular tourist attraction, and a Category A listed building. It is in the Roman Catholic Parish of Our Lady & St Joseph in Orkney, part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen. Mass is held in the chapel on the first Sunday of the summer months (April–September). Construction 550 Italian prisoners of war, captured in North Africa during the Second World War, were brought to Orkney in 1942. They worked on the construction of the Churchill Barriers, four causeways created to block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Trentino
The list shows the municipalities (''comune, comuni'') of the autonomous province of Trento, Italy. Trentino is divided into 176 administrative subdivisions (''Comuni/municipalities of South Tyrol, Gemeinden''). Some municipalities have a second official language such as German language, German (Cimbrian language, Cimbrian and Mócheno language, Mócheno) and Ladin language, Ladin. Most German names of municipalities however are historical apart from the previously mentioned communities. The Ladin variety of the Fassa Valley is currently the only officially recognized one, in contrast to the varieties of Val di Non, Non and Sole Valley). List See also * Municipalities of South Tyrol * Prontuario dei nomi locali dell'Alto Adige References {{Trentino Municipalities of Trentino, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fassa Valley
The Fassa Valley ( Ladin: ''Fascia'', , ) is a valley in the Dolomites in Trentino, northern Italy. The valley composes an administrative valley community (Italian: ''Comunità di valle'', German: ''Talgemeinschaft'') of Trentino, known as Fascia (Italian: ''Region Comun General de Fascia)''. The valley is home to much of the Ladin community in Trentino, which makes up the majority of the valley's population. Municipalities The municipalities in the valley include (''Ladin name''): *Canazei (''Cianacei'') * Campitello di Fassa (''Ciampedel'') * Mazzin (''Mazin'') * San Giovanni di Fassa (''Sen Jan'') **Frazioni: Pozza di Fassa, Vigo di Fassa, Pera di Fassa * Soraga di Fassa (''Soraga'') *Moena Moena ( Ladin: ''Moéna'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento. It is the largest comune in the Fassa Valley. In the census of 20 ... (''Moena'') External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trentino
Trentino (), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento (; ; ), is an Autonomous province#Italy, autonomous province of Italy in the Northern Italy, country's far north. Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the Regions of Italy, region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region under the constitution. The province is composed of 166 ''comuni'' (: ''comune''). Its capital is the city of Trento (Trent). The province covers an area of more than , with a total population of 541,098 in 2019. Trentino is renowned for its Mountain, mountains, such as the Dolomites, which are part of the Alps. Etymology The province is generally known as "Trentino". The name derives from Trento, the capital city of the province. Originally, the term was used by the local population only to refer to the city and its immediate surroundings. Under former Austrian Empire, Austrian rule, which began in the 19th century (previously, Trentino was governed by the local bishop), the common German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Levante
Welschnofen (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the autonomous province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about southeast of the city of Bolzano. History Coat of arms The escutcheon is party per quarterly: the 1st and the 4th represent an or rampant lion on sable, the arms of the Judge ''Bartlmä von Pretzenberg'' which has had an estate in the municipality. In the 2nd and 3rd quarter an azure mountain is surmounted by an argent pretzels on gules. The emblem was adopted in 1967. Geography As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,910 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality includes the village of Karersee, named after the nearby alpine lake by the same name, Karersee. Welschnofen borders the following municipalities: Karneid, Moena, Deutschnofen, Predazzo Predazzo (, literally big meadow) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Trento, northern Italy. Predazzo is located a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonadico
Tonadico (''Tonadìch'' in local dialect) was a ''Communes of Trentino, comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italy, Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about east of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,429 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute National Institute of Statistics (Italy), Istat. It was merged with Siror, Fiera di Primiero and Transacqua on January 1, 2016, to form a new municipality, Primiero San Martino di Castrozza. The municipality of Tonadico contains the ''Frazione, frazioni'' (subdivisions) Tressane and part of San Martino di Castrozza. Tonadico borders the following municipalities: Falcade, Moena, Canale d'Agordo, Taibon Agordino, Predazzo, Siror, Voltago Agordino, Gosaldo, Sagron Mis, Transacqua and Fiera di Primiero. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
