Alleghe
Encyclopedia
Alleghe is a village and comune
in the province of Belluno
, Veneto
, NE Italy.
To the west Alleghe borders with Alleghe Lake, which was formed in 1771 by a landslide from the adjacent Mount Piz.
. Monte Civetta
, Alleghe's tallest peak, is a noted climbing spot, rising to a height of 3220 meters tall. In addition, the lake in Alleghe is a popular destination for ice skaters and ice hockey players in the winter.
team currently playing in the country's top division, Serie A1.
They were the surprise winners of the 1992-93 Alpine League
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Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Belluno
Province of Belluno
TheThe Province of Belluno is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno.It has an area of 3,678 km², and a total population of 214,026 .-Geography:...
, Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, NE Italy.
To the west Alleghe borders with Alleghe Lake, which was formed in 1771 by a landslide from the adjacent Mount Piz.
Name
Purists of the Italian language would derive the name Alleghe from the Latin "alica" or "alicarius", meaning granary, but as no grain is grown in this Alpine village, it is most likely that Alleghe is a contraction of the Ladin "a l'agua", in reference the deep mountain valley that marked the western boundary of the village prior to the landslide of 1771. A community existed as far back as the 12th century CE.Tourism
Alleghe's primary industry is tourism. The most popular activities in Alleghe are mountain climbing and skiingSkiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
. Monte Civetta
Monte Civetta
Monte Civetta is a mountain in the Dolomites, in the Province of Belluno in northern Italy.The north-western side of the mountain has a steep cliff more than 1,000 m high.-External links:* - Wikivoyage...
, Alleghe's tallest peak, is a noted climbing spot, rising to a height of 3220 meters tall. In addition, the lake in Alleghe is a popular destination for ice skaters and ice hockey players in the winter.
Sport
The locality is home to HC Alleghe, a professional ice hockeyIce hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team currently playing in the country's top division, Serie A1.
They were the surprise winners of the 1992-93 Alpine League
Alpenliga
The Alpenliga was an international professional ice hockey league which existed between 1991 and 1999. It was contested by club teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia....
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External links
- Alleghe travel guide on WikivoyageWikivoyageWikivoyage is a free web-based travel guide for both travel destinations and travel topics written by volunteer authors. The name is a blend of the words “Wiki” and “Voyage”, the French word for travel, journey, voyage, or trip.The project has been founded in September 2006 by a German...