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Lagarina Valley ( Italian : Vallagarina , German : Lagertal ) 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 .

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3-688: The upper limit of the valley is generally set at the so-called "Murazzi", north to Besenello and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south to Trento . Above this it is known as Val d'Adige . The lower limit is the entrance in the Padan Plain , near the Chiusa di Ceraino . As with the Val d'Adige, the Vallagarina is of glacial origin. Orographically, it separates the Brescian and Gardesane Prealps to

6-879: Is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol , located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Trento . It is located at the entrance of the Vallagarina . The main attraction is the Castel Beseno , the largest fortified structure in Trentino and the Romanesque church of Sant'Agata . Besenello borders the following municipalities: Trento , Vigolo Vattaro , Bosentino , Vattaro , Aldeno , Centa San Nicolò , Calliano , Nomi , and Folgaria . This Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol location article

9-625: The west from the Venetian prealps to the east. The valley is home to several forts built by the Austrian Empire in the 19th century and older castles , such as Castle of Avio which dates to the 11th century. In the locality Lavini di Marco , near Rovereto, are several dinosaur footprints attributed to the genera Camptosaurus and Dilophosaurus . The same locality is mentioned by Dante in his Inferno (Canto XII). Besenello Besenello ( Besenèl in local dialect)

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