The municipality of Vadena with nearly 1.100 inhabitants was first recorded in 860 as Vatina, in 1242 as Fatena and in 1371 as Phaetena. In archaeological circles this small region is known for its late Bronze age and early Iron age burial site Maso Stadio.
In the district of Vadena there are two castle ruins. The first is Castel Varco on Passo di Novale al Varco. The Roman road Via Claudia Augusta once ran across this pass, also called “Coyote Pass” by the locals. The other ruin is that of Castelchiaro on the southern slope of Monte di Mezzo. Also within the Vadena boundaries are the hamlets of Campi al Lago on Lago di Caldaro and the Laimburg Research Centre as well as the Winery of the same name with their Felsenkeller, a wine cellar carved into the porphyry.
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