Mis
Welcome to Sagron Mis: a unique municipality
Sagron Mis is a unique municipality located in the autonomous province of Trento in Trentino-Alto Adige. With only 175 inhabitants, this community is particularly situated in the upper valley of the Mis, which is the only Trentino municipality to be part of the Piave river basin. In this summary, we will take you to discover this municipality, its physical geography, the origins of its name, and its history, with a friendly and informal tone.
The physical geography of Sagron Mis
The territory of Sagron Mis is located on the southwest slope of the high valley of the Mis, a right tributary of the Cordevole. Sagron Mis is the only Trentino municipality belonging to the Piave river basin and is also the easternmost municipality of the province of Trento. This municipality is located 108 km from the capital, Trento, and only 49 km from Belluno.
The municipality is surrounded by watercourses, with the Mis flowing westward bordering Veneto, and the Pezzea stream, which flows eastward, also marking the border with Veneto, bordering with the Dolomiti Bellunesi Park (BL). The Cigala stream flows under the village of Sagron, while the Bastia stream flows between the villages of Mis and Sagron.
The villages of Sagron and Mis are dominated to the northeast by the southern foothills of the Pale di San Martino, while to the south, the Cimonega Group rises with Piz di Sagron, the municipality's highest altitude.
Sagron Mis's minimum altitude is 730 m and is located at the bottom of the Mis valley, near the border with Gosaldo.
The origins of the name Sagron Mis
The name Sagron may derive from "sa" (on) and "(a)grón," which may in turn come from "acer," "aceris" (maple) or "acris" (sharp). Mis, on the other hand, takes its name from the homonymous watercourse, of probable pre-Latin origin.
The history of Sagron Mis
The history of human settlement in Sagron Mis dates back to the sixteenth century, when the area was completely covered by forests that were cut down by charcoal burners. The large pastures obtained allowed the formation of agricultural farms and some scattered residential nuclei.
At the beginning of the seventeenth century, the first church was built in the fraction of Marcoi, along with the church of Tiser in the valley floor, in the Municipality of Gosaldo (BL).
Later, extractive activities were added to the agricultural ones, obtained thanks to the mines of gold, mercury, sulfur, and cinnabar, but the area's development was hindered by isolation and inconvenient communication routes.
In the nineteenth century, the depressed agricultural economy and the depletion of the mines forced many inhabitants to emigrate to France and the Americas. The main activity exported by emigrants was chair craftsmanship, and its workers, in dialect "careghete," were able to communicate with each other through a language of their invention, also known to the cabinetmakers of Gosaldo: the "scabelament del contha."
Conclusions
Sagron Mis is a charming and unique municipality. Despite its recent origins in human settlement history, this municipality has distinguished itself for its agricultural and extractive activities, as well as its natural and scenic beauties. We are happy to have accompanied you in discovering the physical geography, the origins of the name, and the history of Sagron Mis and hope to have piqued your curiosity enough to make you come and visit this wonderful municipality.
