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'''Moena''' ([[Ladin language|Ladin]]: ''Moéna'', {{lang-de|Mön}} or ''Moyen'') is a ''[[Communes of Trentino|comune]]'' (municipality) in [[Trentino]] in the northern [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]], located about {{convert|60|km|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 language|Ladin]] as their native language.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minoranzelinguistiche.provincia.tn.it/binary/pat_minoranze/minoranze/ladini_mocheni_cimbri_pop_2001_x_comune_e_residenza.1205943234.pdf |title=Tav. I.5 - Appartenenza alla popolazione di lingua ladina, mochena e cimbra, per comune di area di residenza (Censimento 2001) |year=2007 |work=Annuario Statistico 2006 |publisher=Autonomous Province of Trento |language=Italian |accessdate=2011-05-12}}</ref>
'''Moena''' ([[Ladin language|Ladin]]: ''Moéna'') is a ''[[Communes of Trentino|comune]]'' (municipality) and a village in [[Trentino]] in the northern [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]], located about {{convert|60|km|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 language|Ladin]] as their native language.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minoranzelinguistiche.provincia.tn.it/binary/pat_minoranze/minoranze/ladini_mocheni_cimbri_pop_2001_x_comune_e_residenza.1205943234.pdf |title=Tav. I.5 - Appartenenza alla popolazione di lingua ladina, mochena e cimbra, per comune di area di residenza (Censimento 2001) |year=2007 |work=Annuario Statistico 2006 |publisher=Autonomous Province of Trento |language=it |access-date=2011-05-12}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
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==Main sights==
==Main sights==
[[File:Moena - chiesa San Vigilio - 01.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Parish church]]
[[File:Moena - chiesa San Vigilio - 01.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Parish church San Vigilio]]
Sights include the church of ''San Vigilio'', with a [[Gothic architecture|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).
Sights include the church of ''San Vigilio'', with a [[Gothic architecture|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 during the 19th of August until the 21st. According to Turkish tradition villagers celebrating an event which dates back 323 years. An Ottoman Jennaseries, wounded during the [[Siege of Vienna]] 1683 ended up here 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 center also there is a statue of that Janissary.
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 [[Battle of Vienna|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==
===People===
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]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst3934.html | title=Italian Chapel| publisher=[[Gazetteer for Scotland]]| accessdate=2009-08-30}}</ref> It was also the birthplace of [[Renzo Chiocchetti]], Olympic competitor in cross-country skiing.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/renzo-chiocchetti-1.html |title=Renzo Chiocchetti Olympic Results |accessdate=28 June 2019}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst3934.html | title=Italian Chapel| publisher=[[Gazetteer for Scotland]]| access-date=2009-08-30}}</ref> It was also the birthplace of [[Renzo Chiocchetti]], an Olympic competitor in cross-country skiing.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/renzo-chiocchetti-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012652/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/renzo-chiocchetti-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Renzo Chiocchetti Olympic Results |access-date=28 June 2019}}</ref>


===Twin town – sister city===
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==References==
Moena is [[List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy|twinned]] with:
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*{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kirkwall]], Great Britain (since 1996)
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[San Pellegrino Pass]]
*[[San Pellegrino Pass]]

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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.comune.moena.tn.it Official website] {{in lang|it}}
* [http://www.comune.moena.tn.it Official website] {{in lang|it}}
*[http://www.thecampanileproject.org/campanile/index.php/trentino/trento/moena/san-vigilio Moena on The Campanile Project]
*[http://www.thecampanileproject.org/campanile/index.php/trentino/trento/moena/san-vigilio Moena on The Campanile Project]


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Moena
Comune
Comune di Moena
Coat of arms of Moena
Coat of arms
Location of Moena
Map
Moena is located in Italy
Moena
Moena
Location of Moena in Italy
Moena is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Moena
Moena
Moena (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°23′N 11°40′E / 46.383°N 11.667°E / 46.383; 11.667
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceTrentino (TN)
FrazioniForno, Medil, San Pellegrino, Penia, Someda, Sorte
Government
 • MayorEdoardo Felicetti
Area
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 • Total
82.6 km2 (31.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,148 m (3,766 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017[2])[3]
 • Total
2,625
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
DemonymMoenesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
38035
Dialing code0462
Patron saintSt. Vigilius
Saint day26 June
WebsiteOfficial 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

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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

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Parish church San Vigilio

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

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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

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Moena is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Italian Chapel". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  6. ^ 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.
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