A Lost Italian village has emerged from a lake 70 years after its “intentional sinking”. The village was left abandoned by its hundreds of residents in 1950 after it was drowned to become a reservoir for a hydroelectric plant. The reservoir, known as Lake Resia, inundated the city of Curon,...
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A Lost Italian village has emerged from a lake 70 years after its “intentional sinking”.
The village was left abandoned by its hundreds of residents in 1950 after it was drowned to become a reservoir for a hydroelectric plant.
The reservoir, known as Lake Resia, inundated the city of Curon, and normally the only sign of the 163 lost homes within it is a 14th-century church tower that protrudes above the Lake’s surface.
However, temporary draining at the lake has revealed the former alpine village, which was flooded despite protests from residents.
Tourists have since returned to the town, resulting in some pretty cool photos – check out @luisa2506 on Instagram.
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