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Livigno (Italian: Livigno, local Lombard dialect Livígn, Romansh: Livign) is a town in the the province of Sondrio, in the region of Lombardy, Italy, located in the Italian Alps.
It is located 1,816 metres above sea level. Livigno's main river is called Aqua Grandaor Spöl. Trepalle, a frazione in the municipality of Livigno, is considered Europe's highest inhabited parish. Livigno was once a traditional and cultural village. Livigno is one of the few Italian villages which do not belong to the drainage basin of the Mediterranean Sea but to the Black Sea basin. A part of the old village was completely destroyed in the 1960s by the creation of a reservoir, the Lago di Livigno.
History
Livigno's first settlers were probably shepherds during the Middle Ages. The first documents called this area vinea et vineola. This Latin name does not refer to the presence of vineyards in the area, but comes from the German language, meaning avalanche. The valley has always been at risk from this point of view. The last avalanche hitting the village was in 1951, which caused 7 deaths and damage to a dozen houses.
Politically, Livigno has always followed Bormio's history, although the relationships between the two communes have always been tense, Bormio being dominant and more populous than Livigno. Until the 1970s Livigno was a farming village. In recent decades, though, things have changed, and nowadays Livigno enjoys a better economic situation and a higher number of inhabitants. Livigno's economy is based on tourism, both in winter and in summer, and on its duty free status, with goods sold at bargain prices.
Building companies, craft industry and agriculture are somewhat developed, but all these sectors are in various ways linked to the main source of income.
Saint Mary's parish church was built at the end of the 19th century, on a previous church. The current building incorporated the previous one, which was left standing until the end of works, allowing church services to be carried out as usual.
Other buildings of note are the Caravaggio church, with some ex voto paintings and a picture which is traditionally attributed to Caravaggio, and Saint Rocco church, built at the beginning of the 16th century as a votive offering for protecting the village against plague. Other sights are represented by the breathtaking panorama, with high peaked mountains and marvellous valleys.
Livigno has enjoyed a special tax status as duty free area. Although tax advantages for Livigno were recorded as far back as the sixteenth century, the current tax exemption was first introduced by the Austrian Empire around 1840. It was then confirmed by the Kingdom of Italy around 1910, then by the Italian Republic and the European Economic Community in 1960. Although no VAT is paid, income taxes are, thus Livigno cannot be considered as a tax haven.
The reason for such a status is justified by the difficulty in reaching Livigno during winter times, for up to six months a year, and the centuries-long history of poverty in the region. The various states, therefore, wanted to make sure people would have an incentive to continue living in the area (so that they could still claim it territorially); at the same time, the tax income from Livigno was likely to have been negligible for any state involved.
Even nowadays, only three roads lead to the town, two from Switzerland, through the Forcola di Livigno (2,315 m) and the Munt La Schera tunnel, and one from Italy, through the Foscagno Pass (2,291 m). However, given the astonishing increase in wealth of the recent decades, the improvement of roads and the widespread availability of cars, many outsiders see this exemption as an unjustified privilege, although it has created and sustains several hundreds of jobs.
Leaving Livigno into the rest of Italy on the road there is a custom checkpoint manned by Guardia di Finanza. Entering or leaving from Switzerland there is both Guardia di Finanza, Polizia di Stato and Swiss Police.
Livigno once made a living from agriculture and a little commerce. Smuggling was both widespread and not socially deprecated, being often the only way to survive in such a harsh environment. This generated some prejudice in the remaining population of Valtellina, where smuggling was also widespread, with the local proverb gent de cunfin, tücc' lader o asesin, or "border people, all thieves or murderers".
Nowadays Livigno is a rich area, and the main activities are linked to tourism, especially as a ski resort.
The Akua Granda (also spelled Aqua Granda) is the ancient name of Livigno's main river. It is now called Spöl, although this name designates the river after it crosses the Swiss border. Despite being in Italy, Akua Granda is a tributary of the Inn, and the Danube, and not of the Po river. In other words, this valley is on the northern side of the Alps' watershed. In this area geographical and political boundaries do not coincide.
Trepalle is a village (the highest in Italy) in the Italian Alps, a frazione of Livigno, Lombardy. It is considered to be the village located at the highest altitude in Europe (2,069 m at the parish church, with the village stretching up to the Passo d'Eira, at 2,209 m).
The Akua Granda (also known as Aqua Granda) is the ancient name of Livigno's main river. It is now called Spöl, although this name designates the river after it crosses the Swiss border. Despite being in Italy, Akua Granda is a tributary of the Inn, and the Danube, and not of the Po river. In other words, this valley is on the northern side of the Alps' watershed. In this area geographical and political boundaries do not coincide.
Lago di Livigno or Lago del Gallo is a reservoir in the Livigno valley. The lake is mostly in Italy whereas the Punt dal Gall arch dam is crossed by the border with Switzerland.
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