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Underwater 'ghost village' frozen in time set to resurface

The last time the village rose from the deep was in 1994 .

A medieval 'ghost village' frozen in time and buried at the bottom of a lake could be about to resurface. The Italian village of Fabbriche di Careggine was founded by a group of blacksmiths in the 13th Century and it became famous for the production of iron.

But in 1947 a hydroelectric dam was built and the residents were moved to the nearby town of Vagli di Sotto. The village looks set to reappear once again, according to the daughter of the ex-mayor of the Municipality of Vagli di Sotto

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