Moena

Moena
Comune
Comune di Moena
Moena Location of Moena in Italy
Coordinates:
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)
• 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
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.

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.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• (Italian) Moena official website
• Moena on The Campanile Project