Folgaria (
Cimbrian
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Cimbrian is a Germanic l ...
: ''Folgrait'', from the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
''filicaria'') is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in
Trentino
Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region ...
in the northern
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
it, Trentino (man) it, Trentina (woman) or it, Altoatesino (man) it, Altoatesina (woman) or it, Sudtirolesegerman: Südtiroler (man)german: Südtirolerin (woman)
, population_note =
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, located about southeast of
Trento
Trento ( or ; Ladin and lmo, Trent; german: Trient ; cim, Tria; , ), also anglicized as Trent, is a city on the Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th centu ...
. As of 31 December 2013, it had a population of 3,193 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
Geography
![Folgaria-panorama from Serrada](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Folgaria-panorama_from_Serrada.jpg)
The ''comune'' territory borders the following municipalities:
Caldonazzo,
Centa San Nicolò
Centa San Nicolò (german: Zenten) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about southeast of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 596 and an area of .All ...
,
Besenello,
Calliano,
Lavarone,
Lastebasse
Lastebasse is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
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,
Rovereto
Rovereto (; "wood of sessile oaks"; locally: ''Roveredo'') is a city and ''comune'' in Trentino in northern Italy, located in the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River.
History
Rovereto was an ancient fortress town standing at the frontier b ...
,
Terragnolo
Terragnolo (Cimbrian: ''Leimtal'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about south of Trento.
Terragnolo borders the following municipalities: Folgaria, Rovereto, Tramb ...
and
Laghi. It includes six main ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as ...
'' (Costa, Serrada, Guardia, Mezzomonte, San Sebastiano, Carbonare e Nosellari) and other of lesser size (Pont, Ondertol, Dori, Molino nuovo, Forreri, Ca nove, Molini, Peneri, Fontani, Scandelli, Sotto il soglio, Carpeneda, Mezzaselva, Erspameri, Francolini, Colpi, Nocchi, Perpruneri, Tezzeli, Morganti, Cùeli, Buse e Virti) in the valleys of
Rio Cavallo and
Astico.
It is a renowned
ski resort
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, but it is also frequented in summer.
Points of interest
*
Giardino Botanico Alpino di Passo Coe The Giardino Botanico Alpino di Passo Coe is a municipal nature preserve and alpine botanical garden located at an elevation of 1612 meters on Monte Marònia in Passo Coe, about 5 km southeast of Folgaria, Trentino, Italy. It is managed by the ...
, an alpine nature preserve and
botanical garden
A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
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