Corvara, South Tyrol

Corvara ( Corvara in Ladin, Italian Corvara in Badia; uncommon Eindeutschung Badia ) is a more than 1500 m above sea level municipality in South Tyrol (Italy ) and, with St. Martin in Thurn, Abbey, Wengen and Enneberg the five Ladin municipalities of Val Badia. Corvara has 1344 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).

Geography

The municipality of Corvara is located in the valley of the southwestern side branch of the upper, southern Badia Valley ( Val Badia Ladin ). The settlement area is surrounded by mountains of the Dolomites. To 42.13 km ² large municipality include in the northwest parts of the thePuez that are found in the natural park Puez under protection, in the southwest part of the Sella group in which the Mezdì (Val de Mesdì ) ushers, and in the east with the Pralongià plateaus between Corvara and San Cassiano (San Ćiascian ) first surveys the Fanes. Among the most important peaks of the municipality of Corvara include the Sasso Lungo ( 3152 m slm ), Brunecker Tower ( 2495 m), the Sassongher ( 2665 m ) and some Cir ( Pizes de Cir ).

The settlement area of Corvara consists of three villages that are almost grown during the 20th century:

  • Corvara (1520-1570 m), the chief town on the southern side of the valley
  • Pescosta (1520-1580 m ) on the opposite northern side,
  • Kolfuschg (1610-1690 m, Calfosch Ladin, Italian Colfosco ), the highest situated settlement northwest of the capital.

Corvara is accessible year-round from the north, where the community at Abbey ( Badia ) borders, on the valley road, which begins in Val Pusteria in the area of Brunico. In addition, there are two mountain passes to Corvara, the opening but is dependent on snow conditions: Westward the Gardena Pass ( 2121 m, Ju de Frara ) connects the municipality with Wolkenstein ( Sëlva ) in Val Gardena ( Gherdeina ), to the south of the Campolongo forms ( 1875 m, Ju de Ćiaulunch ) a transition to Arabba ( REBA ) in the province of Belluno.

History

Corvara was first mentioned in 1292 and belonged to the court Enneberg. Kolfuschg was first mentioned in 1153 and was under the court Selva di Val Gardena and Val Badia was only in 1828 connected. Ecclesiastical Kolfuschg belonged only to the parish Lajen, later to Kuratie Santa Cristina. Both Corvara and Kolfuschg belonged to the end of the First World War for the judicial district Enneberg and were part of the district Brunico.

Name Etymology

The name is from the Latin " corvus " raven derived ( such as the Ladin Etymologe Paul Videsott ). Corvaria would be the place of many crows. An early German exonym was because even " Rabenstein ".

Attractions

  • Gothic parish church of St. Catherine ( first mentioned in 1347, consecrated in 1452 ) in Corvara, recently restored with triptych of the Danube School, 1967;
  • Parish Church of Kolfuschg, first mentioned in 1419, with wooden sculptures from the 15th century;
  • The entryway to the Edelweiss valley at Kolfuschg historic farmhouses in typical timber.

Tourism

Corvara is the center and nucleus of tourism in the upper Val Badia. One of the first mountain guides, instructors and promoters of tourism spot was the bus operators and innkeeper Franz Kostner (* 1877), after whom the Franz Kostner hut is named in the east side of the sella. After an interruption by the two world wars, a new upswing Corvara began as a winter and summer destination in the mid- 20th century. 130 km of slopes are removed for the winter sports season, which lasts from December to Easter. The very popular with skiers Sella Ronda runs past Corvara.

Corvara is the destination point of the annual late June / early July during the Dolomites Bike Marathon (147 km) around the Sella with over 7000 participants. Moreover, the place in the summer of hikers, climbers, racing cyclists, Tour cyclists and mountain bikers will be visited. The first chairlift for the scenic summit of Col Alto dates from 1947 and is one of the oldest in the Dolomites. A recent target group are golfers.

The infrastructure ranges from upscale hotels to simple private accommodation and holiday apartments. Around Corvara also focus a number of upscale restaurants that take can claim to be among the best in Italy.

Sports and Recreational

  • Cable car to crep de Mont near the Boé Lake ( 2198 m ), from there to the Vallon chairlift ( 2,530 m), the starting point for hiking trails and climbing routes in the sella into the Piz Boe ( 3,152 m); Another ferrata to the Boe - Seekofel ( 2,908 m)
  • Chair of the Col Alto ( vantage summit, 1,980 m); to Pralongia Plateau ( 2,050 m); of Kolfuschg cable car to Col Pradat at the foot of Sassongher ( 2038 m),
  • In the winter ski lifts
  • Ice rink
  • Climbing
  • Indoor tennis center
  • 9- hole golf course on the slopes of Campolongo Pass, which is ski in the winter. Recordable he is from June to September.

Giro d' Italia

Corvara was repeatedly stage finish of the Giro d' Italia:

  • June 3, 1989, Stage 14, won by Flavio Giupponi
  • June 5, 1992, Stage 12, won by Franco Vona
  • June 5, 1993, Stage 13, won by Moreno Argentin
  • June 6, 1993, Stage 14, won by Claudio Chiappucci
  • May 29, 2002, Stage 16, won by the Mexican Julio Perez Cuapio

Schools / Ladin

The Ladin population in Corvara is 91%; so that there is in Val Badia Ladin Dolomites from all regions of the highest percentage of native speakers. To prepare for public life, which is geared to tourism, the lessons begin, however, for the children early on in the other official languages ​​of German and Italian.

In Corvara there is a kindergarten and a primary school. Lessons are there from the second grade, only two hours per week in Ladin, the rest Lessons will be 50 % in German and a further 50 % in Italian instead. A special feature in Corvara is one hour " integrated language teaching " (all three languages ​​in one hour ) per week. All teachers must be Ladin language.

Clubs

  • Band Kolfuschg Corvara - founded in 1927
  • Alpine Club C.A.I. section Badia (subgroup of the Club Alpino Italiano Bolzano ), founded in 1954: mountain guide, climbing school, mountain rescue
  • Tourism office Corvara
  • Tourist Association Colfosco
  • Golf Club Alta Badia

Personalities

  • Josef Mersa Mersa or Ujep (* in Kolfuschg, † 1914 in Brixen ), sculptor
  • Franz Angelo Rottonara (* 1848 in Corvara, † 1938 in Vienna), stage
  • Vigil Pescosta (* 1886 in Kolfuschg; † 1981 Ortisei ), sculptor
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