The oldest settlement in the municipality of Perca is situated on a sunny hillside: Montevila with its six historic farms
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Montevila (Wielenberg) is at the end of the list of Perca's districts: It is a sunny hamlet on the slope above Nessano and Perca. This is also where the Val di Vile valley begins, leading into the rugged beauty of the Gruppo delle Vedrette di Ries or Rieserferner Group. This is precisely why Montevila, small as it may be, is particularly popular with hikers: The Vedrette di Ries-Aurina Nature Park, which extends here, is an area full of natural beauty, vantage points and true places of power.
At the head of the Val di Vile valley (Wielental) towers Mt. Croda Nera, with its 3,105 metres the highest point in the municipality of Perca and the southernmost three-thousand-metre peak in the Vedrette di Ries Group. If you are an experienced hiker, a tour up there from Vila di Sopra is manageable in five hours. The summit was first conquered in 1876, today the Vedrette di Ries Mountain Hut between the Riva di Tures Valley and the Anterselva Valley is a good base.
The history of Montevila goes back almost a millennium. "Locus welinberc" belonged to the county of the Bavarian Sieghardinger Engelbert around 1080 AD. The little church in Montevila, whose Romanesque nave walls have been preserved to this day, also dates back to this time. The centre consists of six ancient farms: The Genner, Joas and Leitl Farms are inhabited by descendants of the noble family of Prey. In addition, there are the Harrer, Moarleitner and Hauser Farms, all built in the 16th century. The new buildings were only built after 1966, when the road was constructed.
