Nova Levante: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Nova Levante, the Ega valley below Latemar and Catinaccio
Nova Levante, Welschnofen in German, lies in the Val d'Ega, the valley climbing from Bolzano into the Dolomites, below the rock faces of the Latemar and the Catinaccio (Rosengarten). Its territory includes Lake Carezza, an Alpine lake known throughout South Tyrol, and the Carezza ski area. The village is above a thousand metres, and most residents speak German.
Life follows the tourist seasons, winter and summer, and alongside residents' homes there are hotels, guesthouses and holiday flats. Buyers need to reckon with the climate: the climate zone is F, the coldest, with plenty of snow and heating for much of the year. The data record 45 bus stops in the municipality, with buses linking the hamlets and running down to Bolzano.
According to Istat, the Italian national statistics office, there were 2,085 residents in 2023, up 9.6% on 2011. The average age is 43.5, the same as the provincial 43.4, and over-65s make up 20.7%. Foreign residents account for 12.2%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.
Earthquake risk is low: zone 4, like the whole province of Bolzano, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.060 g.
South Tyrol uses the tavolare land register: ownership and boundaries are recorded in the land book (Grundbuch), and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps. The report therefore cannot trace the plot from the cadastral map, and says so, but it shows the official natural hazard maps available for the address, along with distances to services.
Key points
- Village in the Ega valley, below Latemar and Catinaccio.
- Home to Lake Carezza; climate zone F.
- Up 9.6% since 2011.
- Tavolare land register: parcel maps not published.
Overview
Nova Levante is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,085 residents, ranked 69 of 116 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nova Levante is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 116 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.060 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 9.6%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 12.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nova Levante declared an average taxable income of 30,703 euros, above the provincial average (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Nova Levante is in climate zone F, with 4,301 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,182 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Health lists, Nova Levante has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 sports facilities.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 45 public transport stops, served by 5 bus lines. That is about 21.6 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.5% of the land in Nova Levante, compared with 2.7% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Nova Levante is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Provincia autonoma di Bolzano in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Nova Levante; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Nova Levante: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.
House prices
The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.
Land registry
For Nova Levante the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps: the land registry here uses the tavolare (land book) system. The report cannot give a parcel reference, but it still checks risks, services and transport at the address and states this clearly.
Liveability area by area
The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 31 inhabited census areas in Nova Levante. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 29.9%
- good 70.1%
Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out
Data sources
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): STA Alto Adige, STA - Strutture Trasporto Alto Adige, Open Data Hub Alto Adige (GTFS). Licence CC0 1.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Provincia autonoma di Bolzano, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 021058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.