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Adige
(Encyclopedia)Adige äˈdējā [key], second longest river of Italy, c.225 mi (360 km) long, rising in the Tyrolean Alps, N Italy. It flows generally south, past Bolzano, Trent, and Verona, to the Po valley where i...Alto Adige
(Encyclopedia)Alto Adige: see Trentino–Alto Adige, Italy. ...Rovereto
(Encyclopedia)Rovereto rōvārĕˈtō [key], town (1991 pop. 32,923), in Trentino–Alto Adige, N Italy, on the Adige River. It is an agricultural and industrial center. Manufactures include machinery, silk, and ch...Venezia Tridentina
(Encyclopedia)Venezia Tridentina: see Trentino–Alto Adige, Italy. ...Gardena, Val
(Encyclopedia)Gardena, Val väl gärdāˈnä [key], Alpine valley, c.15 mi (25 km) long, in the Dolomites, Trentino–Alto Adige, N Italy. Its scenery attracts many tourists. Ortisei is the best-known resort. ...Ortles
(Encyclopedia)Ortles ôrtˈlās [key], range of the Ötztal Alps, in Trentino–Alto Adige, N Italy. It has many glaciers. Ortles peak, 12,792 ft (3,899 m) high, the highest peak, was first ascended in 1804. ...Bolzano
(Encyclopedia)Bolzano bōˈtsən [key], city, capital of Bolzano prov., in Trentino–Alto Adige, N Italy, ...Riva
(Encyclopedia)Riva or Riva di Trento rēˈvä dē trānˈtō [key], town (1987 est. pop. 13,200), Trentino–Alto Adige, N Italy, beautifully situated at the north end of Lake Garda. It is a summer resort and excur...Rivoli Veronese
(Encyclopedia)Rivoli Veronese rēˈvōlē vārōnāˈzā [key], village (1991 pop. 52,683), Venetia, NE Italy, on the Adige River. It was the scene in Jan., 1797, of a decisive French victory over the Austrians. Ma...Trent , city, Italy
(Encyclopedia)Trent, Ital. Trento, Latin Tridentum, city (1991 pop. 101,545), capital of Trentino–Alto Adige and of Trent prov., N Italy, on the Adige River and on the road to the Brenner Pass. It is an industria...Browse by Subject
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