Curon Venosta
Stroll around the sunken church (15)In desperation, the population was ruthlessly expelled from their land, houses and farms. The village of Graun im Vinschgau was demolished and only the church tower was spared. 677 hectares were submerged, 523 of which were agricultural land. 150 families were stripped of everything, which amounted to about 1000 people. Half of them had to emigrate as their only solution...
