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
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'' (municipality) in
Trentino
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in the northern
Italian
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region
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ( ; ; ), often known in English as Trentino-South Tyrol or by its shorter Italian name Trentino-Alto Adige, is an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy, located in the ...
, located about north of
Trento
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.
Geography
The municipality borders the nearby municipalities of
Giovo,
Lavis,
Mezzocorona,
Mezzolombardo, and
Nave San Rocco. It includes the two ''
frazioni
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'' (civil parishes) of Grumo and
Faedo, and is situated on both sides of the
Adige
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.
Transportation
Transportation links include the
railway line from Verona to Innsbruck away at nearby Mezzocorona and the
Autostrada #22 controlled access highway, with a tollbooth located in Grumo.
San Michele sits at the intersection of and . A canal ("fossa") originating in
Kaltern/Caldaro passes along the A22 and empties into the Adige River just south of the town.
History
San Michele lies along the historic Roman road connecting Italy to Germany known as the
Via_Claudia_Augusta and is one of the principal areas for the production of
Teroldego grapes under the Italian
DOC standard.
The dates to 1144, while the
just north of San Michele dates to at least 1238.
See also
*
Istituto Agrario di San Michele all’Adige
References
External links
Official website
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