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13-448: Resia may refer to: Locations in northern Italy [ edit ] South Tyrol [ edit ] Resia, a frazione (subdivision) of the village Graun im Vinschgau Reschen Pass (Italian: Passo di Resia ), a border pass connecting Italy and Austria Reschensee , (Italian: Lago di Resia ), a reservoir near Reschen Pass Province of Udine [ edit ] Resia, Friuli ,

26-677: A ratio that had hardly moved since the 2001 census. The municipality is served by public bus. Destinations include Mals to the south; and Nauders, Austria; and Martina, Switzerland , to the north. The supernatural drama television series Curon was primarily shot in the town and the surrounding locations. [REDACTED] Media related to Graun im Vinschgau at Wikimedia Commons Vinschgau The Vinschgau , Vintschgau ( German: [ˈfɪn(t)ʃɡaʊ] ) or Vinschgau Valley ( Italian : Val Venosta [ˈval veˈnɔsta] ; Romansh : Vnuost [ˈfnuɔ̯ʃt] ; Ladin : Val Venuesta ; medieval toponym: Finsgowe )

39-536: A town and commune (municipality) Resia Valley, an Alpine glacial valley near Moggio Udinese Other [ edit ] Resia (plant) , a genus in subfamily Gesnerioideae Resian dialect , a Slovene dialect spoken in the Resia valley Resia gens , a family of ancient Rome See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Resia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

52-428: Is party per fess , azure on the bottom and argent on the upper part, separated by a thin vert stripe. At the center is shown a gray bell tower, with three windows and an azure point, representing the church bell tower still visible in the lake after the construction of the dam. The emblem was granted in 1967. According to the 2011 census, 97.34% of the population speak German and 2.66% Italian as first language,

65-637: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Graun im Vinschgau At 1 January 2011, it had a registered population of 2,447 and an area of 210.5 square kilometres (81.3 sq mi). The municipality contains the subdivisions Langtaufers (Vallelunga), Reschen (Resia), Rojen (Roja) and St. Valentin auf der Haide (San Valentino alla Muta). Adjacent municipalities: Mals , Kaunertal (Austria), Nauders (Austria), Pfunds (Austria), Sölden (Austria), Ramosch (Switzerland), Sent (Switzerland), and Tschlin (Switzerland). The village of Graun borders

78-522: Is the upper part of the Adige or Etsch river valley, in the western part of the province of South Tyrol , Italy . The German name Vinschgau , like Italian Val Venosta , is derived from the Celtic ( Rhaetian ) Venostes tribes mentioned on the ancient Tropaeum Alpium . A Frankish Gau was established under Charlemagne in 772; it was first mentioned in a 1077 deed, when King Henry IV of Germany granted

91-499: The Alps via what is now known as the Reschen Pass , the route then being called the " Via Claudia Augusta ". The transalpine route retained its importance through the medieval period, being variously called the "Upper Way" ( Oberer Weg / Via Superiore ) or the "Swabia Road" ( Schwabenweg / Via di Svevia ). After 450, a wave of Christian missionaries arrived from Chur . By the time of

104-621: The Black death (1348), from which most of the population of the time died, most of the Vinschgau Valley, including Graun, had been settled by German speakers; the exception being the side valley of Müstair , where the Romansh language survives to this day. German has remained the majority language in Graun since and as of 2011 German was the first language for more than 97% of its population. The escutcheon

117-865: The Ortler Alps in the south. It comprises several side valleys, such as the Suldental , the Matscher Tal , or the Schnalstal . Due to the insular location within the Central Eastern Alps , a rather warm climate and a lack of rain (400mm per year), fields, meadows and apple orchards are irrigated. Viticulture is also common. According to the 2001 census, 96.51% of the population of the valley speak German, 3.41% Italian and 0.08% Ladin as first language. The Vinschgau District ( Italian : Comprensorio della Val Venosta ; German : Bezirksgemeinschaft Vinschgau )

130-506: The Reschensee , which was massively deepened and extended when the valley was dammed in order to produce hydro-electricity . The original village was flooded after the dam's completion in July 1950; it had been abandoned and largely demolished, and Graun was rebuilt on the new shore. As the lone exception, the bell-tower of the 14th-century church was spared from destruction. The tower protrudes above

143-606: The estates of Schlanders in pago Finsgowe to Bishop Altwin of Brixen . The Vinschgau Valley runs in a west-east orientation, from the Merano basin at Partschins up the Adige river to Reschen Pass in the northwest. The Ötztal Alps in the north, part of the Alpine crest , separate it from the upper Inn Valley . The Adige valley is further confined by the Sesvenna Alps in the west and

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156-535: The surface close to the shoreline and has become a landmark; it is the centrepiece of the commune's coat of arms . When water levels fall in the spring, particularly when repairs are made, the ruins of the old village are exposed. In 15 BC the Celtic people then living in the upper Vinschgau valley found themselves incorporated into the Roman Empire following the construction of a commercial and military route crossing

169-403: The title Resia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Resia&oldid=1254789376 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Italian-language text Short description

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