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Trentino-Alto Adige

Local name: Trentin-Südtirol

Located in Italy Coordinates: 46°30′00″ N 11°20′00″ E

Trentino-Alto Adige
Whgler · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,071,636
1.1M
Elevation
257 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
Places inside
81
listed under Trentino-Alto Adige
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
BZO Bolzano Airport5 km
INN Innsbruck Airport85 km

About Trentino-Alto Adige

Trentino-Alto Adige is a region. Location: Italy. Population: 1,071,636.

From Wikipedia

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige [trenˈtiːno ˈalto ˈaːdidʒe]; Austrian German: Trentino-Südtirol; Ladin: Trentin-Südtirol), often known in English as Trentino-South Tyrol or by its Italian name Trentino-Alto Adige, is an autonomous region of Italy, located in the northern part of the country.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
13,607 km²
Official website
region.tnst.it

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Trentino-Alto Adige

From Wikivoyage

Trentino-Alto Adige is a diverse region in Northeast Italy.The northern predominantly German-speaking part has significant Italian and Ladin minorities, while the southern Italian-speaking part has a small German minority.

Understand+

During the Middle Ages, this region was divided between the Prince-Bishop of Trento and the Prince-Bishop of Brixen. Both principalities were under the sphere of influence of the Counts of Tyrol (and later, the Austrian Empire). To the south, they bordered with the Venetian Republic, which had influence on the southernmost valleys.

After the collapse of the Venetian Republic, and the Napoleonic Wars, most of northern Italy fell under Austrian Empire rule. This region became part of Tirol. Italian independence wars in the last half of the 19th century claimed back from Austria the former Venetian Republic. Among the Italian-speaking people dwelling in the southernmost valleys of Tirol grew a movement to throw off Austrian rule, and join the new Italian state. The need to "liberate" these Italian lands was used by Italy to enter World War I against Austria.

After the war was lost by Austria, the portion of Tirol south of the Brenner Pass was annexed by Italy and renamed Trentino-Alto Adige, Trentino being the part with Italian-speaking population. The German-speaking population of Alto-Adige were not given a recognized minority status. Indeed, as Italy fell under nationalistic fascist rule, the government started an effort to "italianize" Alto-Adige. Use of German in schools and in official documents was forbidden, the official names of places was changed to be Italian-sounding, and Italians were moved from other parts of Italy to "colonize" the region.

As a result of the pact between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, the Germans in the regions were given the option to relocate to Germany. Only a few accepted, and most of them returned to their homeland after the war. During the end of the war, the region was briefly annexed to the Third Reich.

After World War II, the region remained part of Italy; the two provinces of Trentino and South Tyrol were granted large administrative and legislative autonomy.

Get in+

The nearest airports are Bolzano, Innsbruck, Verona, Munich, and Milan.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Trentino-Alto Adige

Climate of Trentino-Alto Adige

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 3° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (81 mm)
Driest month
February (26 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Trentino-Alto Adige
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°14°17°22°25°28°27°23°18°11°7°
Average low (°C)0°1°3°6°11°15°17°17°14°9°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)322636536881807767795135

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Trentino-Alto Adige

The nearest airport is Bolzano Airport (BZO), 5 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Innsbruck Airport (INN) (85 km). The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 85 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 5 kmsouth
  • Innsbruck Airport (INN) Innsbruck 85 kmnorth
  • Treviso Airport (TSF) Treviso (TV) 116 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 85 kmnorth
  • Munich Population: 1.5M 183 kmnorth
  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 194 kmnortheast
  • Augsburg Population: 301.1K 211 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 228 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Trentino-Alto Adige

81 places

Mountains & nature21

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Trentino-Alto Adige

Sources & licences

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