Corvara, South Tyrol

{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Corvara in Badia

| official_name = Comun de Corvara in Badia
Comune di Corvara in Badia
Gemeinde Corvara

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| image_caption = Corvara in July 2007 with Mount Sassongher in the background

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| coordinates = {{coord|46|33|N|11|52|E|type:city(1,267)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}

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| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

| province = South Tyrol (BZ)

| frazioni = Calfosch (Colfosco, Kolfuschg), Pescosta

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| mayor = Roman Crazzolara

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| area_total_km2 = 42.2

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| population_total = 1340

| population_as_of = Nov. 2010

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| population_demonym = Italian: corvaresi or badiotti

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| elevation_m = 1568

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| postal_code = 39033

| area_code = 0471

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Corvara in Badia ({{langx|it|Corvara in Badia}} {{IPA|it|korˈvaːra im ˈbadiːa|}}; {{langx|de|italic=yes|Corvara}} or Kurfar) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|40|km|mi}} east of Bolzano.

File:Sorà y Zecca da Ruatsch a Calfosch da pert de mesdi.jpg

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,340 and an area of {{convert|42.2|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

Corvara in Badia borders the following municipalities: Badia, Canazei, Livinallongo del Col di Lana, San Martin de Tor, and Sëlva.

Corvara in Badia is the main center of Alta Badia, a prestigious tourist area located at the top end of the Val Badia, surrounded by the Dolomites mountains.

Tourism

Because of its geographic position, Alta Badia gradually transformed itself into an avantgarde tourist area keeping intact its alpine character.{{cn|date=September 2023}}

According to Michil Costa, owner of the La Perla luxury hotel in Corvara,{{Cite web |last=ISSIMO |date=2020-12-11 |title=At Home in Corvara with Michil Costa |url=https://issimoissimo.com/coltissimo/at-home-in-corvara-with-michil-costa/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Issimo |language=en-US}} interviewed in 2023 for a TV documentary on overtourism in the Alps, the area has too many tourists.{{Cite news |date=2023-07-11 |title=Kritisch Reisen: Alptraum Alpen? |language=de |url=https://www1.wdr.de/fernsehen/die-story/sendungen/kritisch-reisen-alptraum-alpen-100.html |access-date=2023-09-19}}

=Frazioni=

The municipality contains the frazioni Calfosch (Italian: Colfosco, German: Kolfuschg) and Pescosta.

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/k/kurfar.htm |title=Heraldry of the World: Corvara |access-date=2011-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801085130/http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/k/kurfar.htm |archive-date=2012-08-01 |url-status=dead }}

Society

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According to the 2024 census, 87.12% of the population speak Ladin, 10.23% Italian and 2.65% German as first language.{{cite journal |date=December 2024 |title=Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024 |journal=astat info |issue=56 |publisher=Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol|url=https://astat.provinz.bz.it/de/aktuelles-publikationen-info.asp?news_action=300&news_image_id=1160209 |access-date=2024-12-09 }}

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Sport

=Maratona dles Dolomites=

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The finish of the annual single-day seven mountain passes crossing Maratona dles Dolomites bicycle race is in Corvara.

See also

References

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