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Stava

Stava is a small village (frazione) in the municipality of Tesero, in the province of Trento, in the northern Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is part of the area surrounding Tesero in the broader Alpine landscape of northern Italy. The community historically grew in connection with local mining and related industrial activity.

The village is most widely known for a catastrophic event that occurred in 1985. On July 19,

In the aftermath, authorities tightened safety standards for tailings dams and other industrial facilities, improved emergency

two
tailings
dams
at
the
nearby
Stava
mining
complex
collapsed,
releasing
a
flood
of
mining
waste
that
devastated
Stava
and
nearby
settlements.
The
disaster
caused
extensive
property
damage
and
a
large
loss
of
life,
making
it
one
of
Italy’s
deadliest
industrial
accidents.
planning,
and
enhanced
regulatory
oversight
of
mining
operations.
Memorials
and
commemorative
activities
were
established
to
remember
the
victims,
and
the
site
is
regularly
referenced
in
discussions
of
industrial
safety
and
disaster
response.
Today,
Stava
remains
a
small
residential
locality
within
the
Tesero
municipality,
with
its
historical
memory
preserved
in
local
culture
and
ongoing
studies
of
the
event
and
its
lessons.