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Formed:
1977
Damanhur
Baldissero Canavese
,
Torino
,
Italy
Website:
www.damanhur.it/
Contact:
via Pramarzo 3
I-10080 Baldissero Canavese, Torino, Italy
Address Status:
Good as of 11/14/1998
Phone:
+39-0124-502193 , +39-0-124-512226
locusta [at] damanhur [dot] it
welcome [at] damanhur [dot] it
Links:
www.damanhur.it/
www.damanhur.org/

Founded in 1977, Damanhur is an international spiritual center for research. Situated in Valchiusella Valley, in the Alpine foothills of northern Italy, Damanhur is a federation of communities with over 800 citizens, a social and political structure, a constitution, 40 economic activities, its own currency, schools, and a daily paper.

The federation now numbers over 450 full time citizens and 350 others who live nearby and take part in its activities. Damanhur offers different kinds of citizenship. It is possible to be a full-time resident or to live in other parts of the world and visit regularly.

The homes and the companies of the federation are scattered all over the Valchiusella Valley. They include approximately 200 hectares of woods, urban surface, and farmland and over 80 buildings, including private homes, studios, laboratories, and farms. Since the very first day of its foundation, Damanhur has been engaged in creating a sustainable way of life. The federation has many centers in Italy and Europe and contact with spiritual groups worldwide. Our Temple of Mankind is a great underground building carved by hand out of the rock and decorated by Damanhur's citizens.

Damanhur consists of three "bodies." The first relates to content and memory, (the School of Meditation), the second relates to innovation and planning (The Game of Life), and the third relates to practical everyday life and organization (the social environment).

Former/Other Names:
Damanhur
This data is based on the FIC's Communities Directory 2000 edition, www.ic.org, and/or cohousing.org.
Visitors Accepted
Cohousing Details
Area:
250 acres (101.2 hectares)
Population
Adult Members:
453
Child Members:
96
Non-Member Residents:
Gender Ratio:
9% M 12% F
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By a group of elders or other leaders
Identified Leader:
Yes
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Other
Labor Contribution:
Expected
Join Fee:
Yes (apx. 1000 Euro, Citizenship level determines contribution of further assets.)
Regular Fees:
Yes
Land and Buildings
Community:
Other
Land Owners:
No. of Residences:
85
Food, Etc.
% Food Grown:
21-50%
Shared Meals:
Nearly all meals
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used Often
Tobacco Use:
Prohibited
Social Factors
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Friendly:
Shared Spiritual Path:
Yes
Specific Path(s):
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled
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