In 1946 , residents of Fabbriche di Careggine , a 12th - century settlement in Tuscany , Italy , were relocated to a nearby townsfolk called Vagli di Sotto to make room for a young hydroelectric dekameter . Their old homes were submerged under a human - made lake . Each sentence the lake is drained for maintenance use , people constellate to the area to see the medieval village resurface , which has only come about four time : in 1958 , 1974 , 1983 , and 1994.According toSky News , it might hap again next year .
Last calendar month , Lorenza Giorgi , the daughter of Vagli di Sotto ’s former mayor , sharedon Facebook that “ certain sources ” had told her the lake would be emptied in 2021 , and she hop word of honor would spread across societal media and give the area a much - needed touristry rise . When the village made its most recent appearance in 1994 , more than 1 million people came to see it . Though it has n’t been corroborate yet , Enel , the party that operates the decameter , toldCNN that it ’s formalizing a working group with the municipality to discuss touristry and redevelopment opportunities .
According toVisit Tuscany , Fabbriche di Careggine comprises several stone houses , a burying ground , a bridge , and the Church of San Teodoro . Early inhabitants were primarily blacksmiths who hademigratedfrom Brescia , Italy , in the 13th century , and the hamlet became known for producing and trade ironmade trade good .
While you ’re hold back to find out if it ’ll be undefended for visitors next year , check out these 10 otherdrowned townsaround the world .
[ h / tSky News ]
