Zambana, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy Genealogy

Italy

Trentino-Alto Adige

Trento

Zambana

Guide to Zambana municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History

Major events:

• September 7, 1955: Large rock and debris slide from Paganella.
• November 25, 1955: Dangerous rock movement above Zambana Vecchia.
• November 27, 1955: Evacuation of Zambana Vecchia ordered.
• March 24-25, 1956: Landslide breaks through a dam and reaches the town center.
• April 16, 1956: Another large landslide submerges more houses.
• April 19, 1956: Zambana Vecchia declared uninhabitable.
• July 10, 1957: Reconstruction of Zambana (Zambana Nuova) begins.
• 1996-1997: Major works to consolidate landslide walls.
• October 1993: Uninhabitability of Zambana Vecchia revoked. Cableway left in disuse.

Resources

Church Records

• 1779-1923 Registri ecclesiastici di Zambana (Trento), 1779-1923(*); Parrocchia di Zambana (Trento) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Repositories

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Research Helps

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