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Nova Levante - Lake Carezza introduces itself.
Nova Levante was mentioned for the first time in 1140. Findings of tools at the boundaries of the forest, just below
the Catinaccio indicate that hunters and gatherers came to this region during the cultural era, between the Neolithic
period and the Bronze Age. Over the course of the centuries, shepherds from the Fassa Valley began to build huts on their
summer pastures, which they used all year round. They also rooted out trees down towards the valley. With time, the
shepherds built new dwellings, which were called "nova" or "neva" by their inhabitants (this means "new land"). As the
people living in that area spoke Rhaetia-Roman and the newly arrived Bajuvarian settlers did not understand this language,
the name of this location became "Welisch-Nove". "Welisch" means "the unknown language".
- 1142 - Nova Levante is mentioned for the first time.
- 1300 approx. - The first church is built in Nova Levante.
- 1604 - Establishment of their first parish.
- 1860 - Building of a road through the Ega Valley.
- 1870 - Through separation from the large rural community Cornedo, Nova Levante becomes independent.
- 1889 - Foundation of improvement association.
- 1896 - Opening of "Hotel Karersee".
- 1896 - Completion of the road across the Carezza Pass.
Extension of community area: 50,84 km²; it is located at an altitude above sea level of between 850 m
(Ponte Nova) and 2,842 m (Catinaccio).
Inhabitants: 1.865 |
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Nova Levante Parish Church
It is said that during the 11th Century, the first Christian church was built in Nova Levante. Legend has it that the first
inhabitants of Nova Levante lived in two areas: 'Im Loch' (lit: in the hole) and 'Zischgl'. There, they wanted to build a
church. In the end, however, they decided to renovate an old heathen temple. Today, the church is found on the old temple
grounds. In 1298, the church gets its first historical mention. By 1365, the 'Chapel Saint Ingenuin' is mentioned and this
saint seems to be the patron of the church from this time on. During the first half of the 18th Century, the church was
renovated. Between 1827 and 1828, a new church was built and in 1965 it was demolished apart from the tower. Again, the church
was totally rebuilt. The parish church as it stands today was inaugurated in May 1967, after two years of construction. It is
a modern church with a low side aisle underneath a pointed gable roof.
The church tower, 37 metres high, is the oldest building in the town. The substructure was built in the 13th and 14th
Centuries and in 1741 restructured from the belfry upwards.. |
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Chapel Saint Sebastian
The chapel is consecrated to the saints Rochus and Sebastian and owes its existence to an oath which the people of Nova Levante
made during the plague in 1635/36. However, the chapel was only built between 1662 and 1666 and inaugurated in 1697. The long
space of time between the oath and the chapel's completion was due to the fact that the people of Nova Levante were in
disagreement over the location.
The chapel is a building with a round apse, barrel vault and low-arch windows. Inside, there are several altars, the pulpit,
sculptures and paintings - Baroque works from the 17th Century. |
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Saint Joseph in Carezza
The Joseph chapel at the 'Moartalalmwiese' (Moar Valley alpine meadow) was built in 1897 by the Association for Alpine
Hotels. In the summer of the years prior to World War I, a mass was held there every day. For this reason, the management
of the 'Grand Hotel Carezza' employed a hotel chaplain. In 1976, the parish of Nova Levante bought the chapel. Thereafter,
the little church was renovated and extended. Today, it offers space for 200 people. The renovated chapel was consecrated on
the 18th June 1983. |
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Tourist Office Nova Levante - Carezza ,
via Carezza 21, I-39056 Nova Levante, Phone +39 0471 613 126
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