Corvara, South Tyrol
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| Comun de Corvara Gemeinde Kurfar Comune di Corvara in Badia |
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| Corvara in July 2007 with Mount Sassongher in the background | |
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Corvara
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Calfosch (Kolfuschg, Colfosco), Pescosta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Rottonara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.2 km2 (16.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,568 m (5,144 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 1,340 |
| • Density | 31.8/km2 (82.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Italian: corvaresi or badiotti |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39033 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Corvara (German: Corvara or Kurfar; Italian: Corvara in Badia) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 80 km northeast of Trento and about 40 km east of Bolzano. As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,340 and an area of 42.2 km².[1]
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Geography
The municipality of Corvara contains the frazioni Calfosch (German: Kolfuschg, Italian: Colfosco) and Pescosta.
Corvara borders the following municipalities: Badia, Canazei, Livinallongo del Col di Lana, San Martin de Tor, and Sëlva.
Corvara is the main center of Alta Badia, a prestigious tourist area located at the top end of the Val Badia, surrounded by the peaks of the Dolomites mountains. Because of its geographic position in the heart of the Dolomites, Alta Badia gradually transformed itself into an avantgarde tourist area keeping intact its alpine character.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents three vert mountains, dominated by three gules peaks with the inclined top on an argent background. The three peaks represent the Sassongher mountain overlooking the village. The emblem was granted in 1969.[2]
Society
Demographic evolution
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 91.00% of the population speak Ladin, 4.58% German and 4.42% Italian as first language.[3]
Sport
Maratona dles Dolomites
The finish of the annual single-day seven mountain passes crossing Maratona dles Dolomites bicycle race is in Corvara.
See also
References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Corvara
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10