Etschtal
Encyclopedia
The Etschtal is the name given to that part of alpine
valley
of the Adige
in Trentino-South Tyrol
, Italy
, which stretches from Merano to Bolzano and from Salurn to Rovereto
. It is also sometimes used to define the whole river valley, up to its entrance into the Padan Plain.
South of Rovereto, the valley changes its name to Vallagarina
.
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
valley
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
of the Adige
Adige
The Adige is a river with its source in the Alpine province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland. At in length, it is the second longest river in Italy, after the River Po with ....
in Trentino-South Tyrol
Trentino-South Tyrol
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol , is an autonomous region in Northern Italy. Since the 1970s most legislative and administrative competencies have been transferred to the two autonomous provinces which make up the region: Trentino and South Tyrol....
, Italy
Italy
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, which stretches from Merano to Bolzano and from Salurn to Rovereto
Rovereto
Rovereto 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 between the bishopric of Trento - an independent state until 1797 - and the republic of Venice, and later...
. It is also sometimes used to define the whole river valley, up to its entrance into the Padan Plain.
South of Rovereto, the valley changes its name to Vallagarina
Vallagarina
The Lagarina Valley is a valley in northern Italy, used to define the lower mountain course of the Adige River. It is mostly included in the province of Trentino, with the lower section being part of the province of Verona. The largest town is Rovereto....
.