Moena

Moena
Comune
Comune di Moena

Coat of arms
Moena

Location of Moena in Italy

Coordinates: 46°23′N 11°40′E / 46.383°N 11.667°E / 46.383; 11.667
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city Trentino (TN)
Frazioni Forno, Medil, San Pellegrino, Penia, Someda, Sorte
Government
 • Mayor Riccardo Franceschetti
Area
 • Total 82.6 km2 (31.9 sq mi)
Elevation 1,148 m (3,766 ft)
Population (31 August 2007[1])
 • Total 2,628
 • Density 32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Moenesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 38035
Dialing code 0462
Patron saint St. Vigilio
Saint day 26 June
Website Official website

Moena (Ladin: Moéna, German: Mön or Moyen) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Trento. It is the largest comune in the Fassa Valley. In the census of 2001, 1,967 inhabitants out of 2,602 (75.6%) declared Ladin as their native language.[2]

Geography

The municipality borders with Falcade (BL), Nova Levante (BZ), Pozza di Fassa, Predazzo, Soraga, Tonadico and Vigo di Fassa. It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Forno, Medil, San Pellegrino, Penia, Someda and Sorte.

Main sights

Sights include the church of San Vigilio, with a Gothic bell tower and 18th-century paintings by Valentino Rovisi, and the ancient church of San Volfango, with 15th-century frescoes and a Baroque ceiling by Giovanni Guadagnini (17th century).

Once a year the festival La Turchia takes place. According to Turkish tradition villagers celebrating an event which dates back 323 years. An Ottoman Janissaries then changed the life of the village and became a hero. In the center also there is a statue of that Janissary.

Personalities

Moena was the home town of Domenico Chiocchetti, largely responsible for the decoration of the Italian Chapel in the Orkney Islands during the Second World War.[3]

References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ↑ "Tav. I.5 - Appartenenza alla popolazione di lingua ladina, mochena e cimbra, per comune di area di residenza (Censimento 2001)" (PDF). Annuario Statistico 2006 (in Italian). Autonomous Province of Trento. 2007. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  3. ↑ "Italian Chapel". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2009-08-30.

See also

Media related to Moena at Wikimedia Commons


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