- Corvara, South Tyrol
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Corvara — Comune — Comun de Corvara
Gemeinde Kurfar
Comune di Corvara in BadiaCorvara in July 2007 with Mount Sassongher in the background
Location of Corvara in Italy
CorvaraCoordinates: 46°33′N 11°52′E / 46.55°N 11.867°ECoordinates: 46°33′N 11°52′E / 46.55°N 11.867°E 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 badiottiTime 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]
Location in South Tyrol
Sport
Maratona dles Dolomites
Maratona dles Dolomites finish in Corvara under the Sassongher MountainThe 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
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