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RE: A Hidden Jewel! Excursion to Valstagna, a village of 1800 inhabitants in northern Italy
The name of the village is really interesting, would be interesting to look into its etymology, to me it sounds like something very Baltic...
I loved that moment where you took a picture of three friends playing, they will definitely remember that day in their old age as a very idyllic moment!
The surroundings of this place are truly spectacular!
Thank you for the comment! Regarding the origin of the name Valstagna, i found this:
Various hypotheses have been presented on the origin of the toponym. The most immediate, but also less convincing, would be derived from the Latin vallis stagna "stagnant valley": in an unspecified period, a landslide would have detached from the mountain Lora, blocking the course of the Brenta and forming a lake of stagnant water. Of this event, however, there is no historical information, moreover the course of the Valstagna stream that descends the valley is almost always dry, devoid of swampy areas.
We can not exclude a relationship with tin, the metal of which there may have been some deposits in the area (which was effectively beaten by miners for its alabaster reserves). Or, it could recall a voice of the ancient Vicenza that means "hard" (always in relation with tin, an element that unites and solidifies).
Other theories refer instead to the Germanic linguistic area. It could be a compound of the terms Wall, "canal", but also "dike, barrage", and Steine, "sassi", or "mountains"; would therefore mean "mounts of barrier", toponym originally assigned to the steep location called Stretti di Fontanella where the Val Stagna forks. Alternatively, it would refer to the cimbro stéela "rock, rock", with the meaning of "valley of the rock" and always linked to the conformation of the territory.
Regarding the three guys, it was an incredible moment, because while they were playing, someone in a house was listening to some really nice jazz music ... you could hear the music everywhere, it had the windows open.
Unfortunately I did not think to make a video... it was a perfect moment...
Thanks @alequandro for such an extensive description of theories surrounding the name of Valstagna. For me it's always fascinating to try nad explore these things.
It's a bit like archaeology, trying to reconstruct historical realities from broken pieces of pottery...:)
Yes you are right! Behind the name of a place, interesting information is hidden!