Folgaria is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian

Italy

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 region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 15 km southeast of Trento

Trento

Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,150 and an area of 71.6 km².

Geography

The comune territory borders the following municipalities: Caldonazzo

Caldonazzo

Caldonazzo is a comune in Valsugana, in Trentino, northern Italy.The nearby Lake of Caldonazzo is the source of the Brenta River....

, Centa San Nicolò

Centa San Nicolò

Centa San Nicolò is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 14 km southeast of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 596 and an area of 11.3 km²....

, Besenello

Besenello

Besenello is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 15 km south of Trento. It is located at the entrance of the Vallagarina...

, Calliano, Lavarone

Lavarone

Lavarone is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 20 km southeast of Trento...

, Lastebasse

Lastebasse

Lastebasse is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is on SP350. As of 2007 Lastebasse had an estimated population of 247.-Sources:*...

, 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...

, Terragnolo

Terragnolo

Terragnolo is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 20 km south of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 784 and an area of 39.4 km²....

 and Laghi

Laghi

Laghi is a town and a comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is west of SP350. As of 2007 Laghi had an estimated population of 130. Though it is commonly known as the "smallest municipality of Veneto", actually Laghi is ten times the area of the smallest one...

. It includes six main frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(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

Ski resort

A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...

, but it is also frequented in summer.

Points of interest

• Giardino Botanico Alpino di Passo Coe
  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...
  
  , an alpine nature preserve and botanical garden
  Botanical garden
  A botanical garden The 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. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...