Canazei is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian

Italy

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 region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the upper part of the Val di Fassa, about 70 km northeast of Trento

Trento

Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...

. Its name derives from the Latin word cannicetus (cane thicket).

Demographics

In the census of 2001, 1,498 inhabitants out of 1,818 (82.4%) declared Ladin as their native language.

Mountaneering

Canazei is the base station for many excursions and rock climbs to the Sella, Marmolada

Marmolada

Marmolada is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites ....

 and Sassolungo Groups.

Located at the base of the Pordoi

Pordoi

Pordoi is a pass in the Dolomites in the Alps, located between the Sella group in the north and the Marmolada group in the south. The pass is at an altitude of , and the road crossing the pass connects Arabba with Canazei...

, Sella and Fedaia passes, Canazei is well connected to the rest of Val di Fassa, Val Gardena and Livinallongo.

Canazei is crossed by the main road SS48 that connects Ora in the Adige Valley to Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...

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Canazei co-hosted the 1994 World Ice Hockey Championships

1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

- Group 2 :- Quarterfinals :- Consolation Round 11-12 Place :- Semifinals :- Match for third place :- Final :-World Championship Group B :...

 with Bolzano and Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

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Canazei is also a traditional ski resort on the Sella Ronda

Sella Ronda

The Sellaronda is the ski circuit around the Sella group.The Sella lies between the four Ladin valleys of Badia, Gherdëina, Fascia, and Fodom and is divided between the provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino and Belluno. It can be driven around by car crossing the Campolongo Pass, Pordoi Pass, Sella...

 circuit with 175 km of ski slopes.


File:Canazei.JPG|Torrent Avisio in the Canazei center
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File:Canazei.jpg|Canazei center and Marmolada

Marmolada

Marmolada is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites ....

in the evening

Events

• Gran Festa da d'Istà (Great Summer Feast - in Ladin): on the first Sunday in September with traditional folk parade
• Te Anter i Tobiè: on the second week-end in July

Churches

• Chiesetta della Madonna della Neve

The church, dedicated to Our Lady of the Snow, is located at Gries, one of the Canazei hamlets, and was built in 1595; it has a characteristic onion-domed bell tower and on the South facade there is an image of S. Christopher, painted in the 18th century.

• Chiesetta di San Floriano

The church is located in the centre of the village and was built in 1592.