Cima Vezzena, Mountain summit in Trentino, Italy
Cima Vezzena is a 1,908-metre summit in the municipality of Levico Terme, in the Altipiani group of Trentino, rising north of the Piana di Vezzena. Its top holds the remains of the former Forte Vezzena, partly restored in 2016 with a fence closing off the interior. The Cimbrian name is Spitz Verle, also written Spitz Leve.
The summit holds the remains of Fort Vezzena, an Austro-Hungarian fortification. In 2016 a fence was installed around the structure to block access to its interior, and the fort was partially restored.
The mountain's Cimbrian name, Vesan, comes from the ancient Cimbrian community that settled the Vezzena plateau. The summit and the old military road are still used by walkers and by the malghe, the alpine dairy farms of the plateau, whose pastures surround the fort.
Access is from Passo Vezzena: either on foot along the old carriage road past Forte Verle, or via trail no. 205. A fence installed in 2016 during partial restoration of Forte Vezzena blocks entry to the interior of the structure, so the summit ruins are viewed from outside.
The summit holds the remains of Fort Vezzena, partly restored in 2016 when a fence was put up to block access to the interior. The fort's Cimbrian name, Spitz Verle, links the peak to the nearby Fort Verle on the old carriage road from Passo Vezzena.
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