Thanks all for taking time to comment and vote.
The lake is famous for the steeple of a submerged 14th-century church; when the water freezes, this can be reached on foot. A legend says that during winter one can still hear church bells ring. In reality the bells were removed from the tower on July 18, 1950, a week before the demolition of the church nave and the creation of the lake.
Plans for a smaller (5 m deep) artificial lake date from 1920. In July 1939, the Montecatini company (now Edison Energia) introduced a new plan for a 22 m (72 ft)-deep lake, which would unify two natural lakes (Reschensee and Mittersee) and submerge several villages, including Graun and part of Reschen. The creation of the dam started in April 1940 pursuant to this second plan but, due to the war and local resistance, did not finish until July 1950.
In 1947 Montecatini received 30 million Swiss francs from the Swiss company Elektro-Watt for the construction of the dam (in exchange for 10 years of seasonal electricity), ironically after the population of Splügen had voted against the company's plans to build a dam that would have submerged that Swiss village. Graun's population did not have such success, despite the willing ear ofAntonio Segni who later became Italy's prime minister. In total 163 homes and 523 hectares (1,290 acres) of cultivated land were submerged.
26 Nov 07:01
miltonv
wow gran trabajo!
26 Nov 07:52
myliwg01
super, full of atmosphere
26 Nov 08:23
ruhri
Superb.
26 Nov 11:56
flipd1
Excellent
26 Nov 12:44
paulantony
10 for me. Nice work with 'thirds' composition.
26 Nov 12:54
darrellburnett
Excellent picture and processing (would have liked to see a larger version) and it was nice to get a detailed back-story to the image, the provision of which which makes it more than just a picture.
Thanks all for taking time to comment and vote. The lake is famous for the steeple of a submerged 14th-century church; when the water freezes, this can be reached on foot. A legend says that during winter one can still hear church bells ring. In reality the bells were removed from the tower on July 18, 1950, a week before the demolition of the church nave and the creation of the lake. Plans for a smaller (5 m deep) artificial lake date from 1920. In July 1939, the Montecatini company (now Edison Energia) introduced a new plan for a 22 m (72 ft)-deep lake, which would unify two natural lakes (Reschensee and Mittersee) and submerge several villages, including Graun and part of Reschen. The creation of the dam started in April 1940 pursuant to this second plan but, due to the war and local resistance, did not finish until July 1950. In 1947 Montecatini received 30 million Swiss francs from the Swiss company Elektro-Watt for the construction of the dam (in exchange for 10 years of seasonal electricity), ironically after the population of Splügen had voted against the company's plans to build a dam that would have submerged that Swiss village. Graun's population did not have such success, despite the willing ear ofAntonio Segni who later became Italy's prime minister. In total 163 homes and 523 hectares (1,290 acres) of cultivated land were submerged.
wow gran trabajo!
super, full of atmosphere
Superb.
Excellent
10 for me. Nice work with 'thirds' composition.
Excellent picture and processing (would have liked to see a larger version) and it was nice to get a detailed back-story to the image, the provision of which which makes it more than just a picture.
Superb...9+
10
cool
Perfect
Super
Beautiful !!
Great view!
Max score
Yes
Lovely composition and process
10
My potd.
10