Corvara, South Tyrol

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,340 and an area of 42.2 km2.

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. According to Michil Costa, owner of the La Perla luxury hotel in Corvara, interviewed in 2023 for a TV documentary on overtourism in the Alps, the area has too many tourists.

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.

Society

Demographic evolution

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Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 87.12% of the population speak Ladin, 10.23% Italian and 2.65% German as first language.

Sport

Maratona dles Dolomites

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

References

References

1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy). Istat]].
2. ISSIMO. (2020-12-11). "At Home in Corvara with Michil Costa".
3. (2023-07-11). "Kritisch Reisen: Alptraum Alpen?".
4. "Heraldry of the World: Corvara".
5. (December 2024). "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.