Lavis (''Lavìs'' in local dialect) 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

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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 = , population_blank1_title = Official ...

, located about north 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 2006, it had a population of 9.000 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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. The municipality of Lavis contains the ''

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 ...

'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pressano, Sorni and Nave San Felice. Lavis borders the following municipalities:

Giovo Giovo (''Gióf'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino, located about northeast of Trento in northern Italy. People The village of Palù di Giovo is home to several professional road bicycle racers: *Francesco Moser - cy ...

San Michele all'Adige San Michele all'Adige ( Trentino dialect: ''Samichél''Teresa Cappello, Carlo Tagliavini, ''Dizionario degli Etnici e dei Toponimi Italiani'', Bologna, ed. Pàtron, 1981.) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Tr ...

Nave San Rocco Nave San Rocco (german: Schöffbrück) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 11 km north of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,279 and an a ...

Zambana Zambana (german: Zalban) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about north of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,654 and an area of .All demographics ...

and

Terlago Terlago (german: Terlach) was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northwest of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,571 and an area of .All demogr ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Lavis is twinned with: *

Forchheim Forchheim () is a town in Upper Franconia (german: Oberfranken) in northern Bavaria, and also the seat of the administrative district of Forchheim. Forchheim is a former royal city, and is sometimes called the Gateway to the Franconian Switzer ...

, Germany

Demographic evolution

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Notable people

Franco Nicolini mountain guide

References

External links

Homepage of the city
Cities and towns in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol {{TrentinoAltoAdige-geo-stub