Moena

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Moena

46°23′N 11°40′E / 46.383°N 11.667°E / 46.383; 11.667CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceTrentino (TN)FrazioniForno, Medil, San Pellegrino, Penia, Someda, SorteGovernment

• MayorEdoardo FelicettiArea

^[1]

• Total82.6 km² (31.9 sq mi)Elevation

1,148 m (3,766 ft)Population

(28 February 2017^[2])^[3]

• Total2,625 • Density32/km² (82/sq mi)DemonymMoenesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

38035

Dialing code0462Patron saintSt. VigiliusSaint day26 JuneWebsiteOfficial website

Moena (Ladin: Moéna) is a comune (municipality) and a village 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.^[4]

Geography

Moena lies on the Avisio, a tributary of the Adige river. The municipality borders with Falcade, Nova Levante, Sèn Jan di Fassa, Predazzo, Soraga and Tonadico. 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).

The festival La Turchia takes place one a year during the 19th of August until the 21st. According to Turkish tradition, villagers have been celebrating this event, which dates back 323 years. An Ottoman janissary, wounded during the Siege of Vienna in 1683, ended up in Moena and changed the life of the village and became a hero. He fell in love with a local woman and founded a family. In the village center, there is a statue of that janissary.

People

Moena was the home town of Domenico Chiocchetti, who was largely responsible for the decoration of the Italian Chapel in the Orkney Islands during the Second World War.^[5] It was also the birthplace of Renzo Chiocchetti, an Olympic competitor in cross-country skiing.^[6]

Twin town – sister city

Moena is twinned with:

Kirkwall, Great Britain (since 1996)

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "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.
^ "Italian Chapel". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Renzo Chiocchetti Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.