The picture is of the sunken village of Graun. It was flooded in the 1950s to make a man-made lake to generate electricity.
They tried blowing up the church steeple a couple of times unsuccessfully. If you want check some info out, here are some links:
History:
http://www.traube-post.it/en/graun.html
Video:
http://www.traube-post.it/en/video/video_h.wmv
Interesting Stuff.
The picture is of the sunken village of Graun. It was flooded in the 1950s to make a man-made lake to generate electricity.
They tried blowing up the church steeple a couple of times unsuccessfully. If you want check some info out, here are some links:
History:
http://www.traube-post.it/en/graun.html
Video:
http://www.traube-post.it/en/video/video_h.wmv
Interesting Stuff.
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That is my most often used Wallpaper! I love it!
The picture is of the sunken village of Graun. It was flooded in the 1950s to make a man-made lake to generate electricity. They tried blowing up the church steeple a couple of times unsuccessfully. If you want check some info out, here are some links: History: http://www.traube-post.it/en/graun.html Video: http://www.traube-post.it/en/video/video_h.wmv Interesting Stuff.
The picture is of the sunken village of Graun. It was flooded in the 1950s to make a man-made lake to generate electricity. They tried blowing up the church steeple a couple of times unsuccessfully. If you want check some info out, here are some links: History: http://www.traube-post.it/en/graun.html Video: http://www.traube-post.it/en/video/video_h.wmv Interesting Stuff.
I'm from Bolzano. Very beautifull your photo
I think that this is the church in the Reschen Stausee in Südtirol. I the whole village is under whater there since the water supply dam was built.