Casamazzagno 3965 ft in the Dolomites.
Population Approx: 2500.
Snow covered 8 months of the year.It is approximately 30 kilometres south of the Austrian border and one of several villages which make up the area known as Comelico Superiore.
There is a ski lift in the valley and in winter Comelico is crowded with locals and tourists skiing.
The Comune is very wealthy. It owns and manages over 1000 Acres of natural pine forests extending west from the town. Some families own small blocks of forest in their own right (My Zio Nino Tavan was one).
It controls the felling of timber on the principles of selective logging and sustainable forestry. The comune provides free to all registered born, the necessary lumber for building a family home, and distributes free pre-cut fire wood to all families for the winter. In 1851 there was a major fire through the village and many homes were destroyed.
In 1855 at a meeting of the Comune and families who lost their homes the Comune set in motion a plan to build 30 houses for the 43 families affected by the fire. One of the families that lost their home were two of my Great Grand uncles Giacomo Antonio Zanderigo.Iona b. 1 1 1809 and Giovanni Antonio Zanderigo.Iona b. 2 2 1814.