Lake Resia was already a tourist attraction due to the 14th century church steeple that stuck out of the water in the middle of the lake. The steeple was the last visible thing of the village of Curon.
The town was drowned in 1950 when it was decided that two natural lakes would be merged into one in order to create a reservoir for a hydro-electric plant. 1,000 residents were displaced as result and over 160 homes were submerged into the icy waters.