Corvara
Encyclopedia
Corvara 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.
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.
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.
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bicycle race
is in Corvara.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the province of South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
in the Italian
Italy
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region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 80 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...
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.
Geography
The municipality of Corvara contains the frazioniFrazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
Calfosch
Calfosch
Calfosch is a mountain village in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It is the highest village with permanent residents in the valley of Alta Badia and a frazione of the comune of Corvara....
(German: Kolfuschg, Italian: Colfosco) and Pescosta.
Corvara borders the following municipalities: Badia, Canazei
Canazei
Canazei is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the upper part of the Val di Fassa, about 70 km northeast of Trento...
, Livinallongo del Col di Lana
Livinallongo del Col di Lana
Livinallongo del Col di Lana is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 120 km north of Venice and about 45 km northwest of Belluno....
, San Martin de Tor
San Martin de Tor
San Martin de Tor is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 90 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 45 km northeast of the city of Bolzano .-Geography:...
, and Sëlva
Sëlva
Sëlva is a comune in the Val Gardena in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 30 km east of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
.
Corvara is the main center of Alta Badia
Alta Badia
Alta Badia is a ski resort in the upper part of the Val Badia in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It is included in the territories of the municipalities' of Corvara, Badia and La Val. It is a regular stop on the World Cup schedule, usually by the men in mid-December...
, 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.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents three vertVert
The colour green is commonly found in modern flags and coat of arms, and to a lesser extent also in the classical heraldry of the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period....
mountains, dominated by three gules
Gules
In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. as an abbreviation....
peaks with the inclined top on an argent
Argent
In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it...
background. The three peaks represent the Sassongher mountain overlooking the village. The emblem was granted in 1969.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 91.00% of the population speak Ladin, 4.58% German and 4.42% Italian as first language.Maratona dles Dolomites
The finish of the annual single-day seven mountain passes crossing Maratona dles DolomitesMaratona dles Dolomites
The Maratona dles Dolomites , is an annual single-day road bicycle race covering seven spectacular mountain passes in the Dolomites. Open to amateurs cyclists, the Maratona—with 9,000 riders from over 40 nations—is one of the biggest Italian Granfondo bicycle races...
bicycle race
Bicycle Race
"Bicycle Race" is a single by the English rock band Queen. It was released on their 1978 album Jazz and written by Queen's frontman Freddie Mercury. It was released as a double A-side single together with the song "Fat Bottomed Girls". The song is notable for its video featuring a bicycle race with...
is in Corvara.