Canazei

Comune

Comune di Canazei

Canazei center

Coat of arms

Canazei

Location of Canazei in Italy

Coordinates: 46°28′30″N 11°46′24″E / 46.47500°N 11.77333°ECoordinates: 46°28′30″N 11°46′24″E / 46.47500°N 11.77333°E

Country

Italy

Region

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Province / Metropolitan city

Trentino (TN)

Frazioni

Alba, Gries, Penia and Canazei

Government

• Mayor

Mariano Cloch

Area

• Total

67.3 km² (26.0 sq mi)

Elevation

1,842 m (6,043 ft)

Population (2007)

• Total

1,829

• Density

27/km² (70/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Fassani

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

38032

Dialing code

0462

Patron saint

St. Florian

Canazei (Ladin: Cianacèi, German: Kanetschei, Kanzenei or Kanascheid) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the upper part of the Val di Fassa, about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northeast of Trento. Its name derives from the Latin word cannicetus (cane thicket).

In the census of 2001, 1,498 inhabitants out of 1,818 (82.4%) declared Ladin as their native language.

Canazei is the base station for many excursions and rock climbs to the Sella, Marmolada and Sassolungo Groups.

The comune is represented in ice hockey's Serie A by HC Fassa who play at the Stadio del Ghiaccio Gianmario Scola. Canazei co-hosted the 1994 World Ice Hockey Championships with Bolzano and Milan.

Canazei is also a traditional ski resort on the Sella Ronda circuit with 42 kilometres (26 mi) of ski slopes.

Torrent Avisio in the Canazei center

Canazei center and Marmolada in the evening

The church, dedicated to Our Lady of the Snow, is located at Gries, one of the Canazei hamlets, and was built in 1595; it has a characteristic onion-domed bell tower and on the South facade there is an image of S. Christopher, painted in the 18th century.

The church is located in the centre of the village and was built in 1592.

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