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18-559: The slopes above Andalo and Fai are rich in vegetation and also houses several ski resorts, while the other descends towards the Adige river are steeper and rockier. Due to altitude, the climate is subarctic ( Köppen : Dfc/Dwc ), similar to other high mountains in the Alps . The annual average temperature is 2.6 °C (36.7 °F), the hottest month in July is 11.2 °C (52.2 °F), and

36-885: A narrow section of the Adige Valley between the Fiemme Mountains and the Nonsberg Group , marks the southern border of the South Tyrolean Unterland . Since about 1600 a German-Italian language border solidified here, a circumstance which received a nationalist emphasis by the 19th century, as referred to in the Bozner Bergsteigerlied . The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cauria (German: Gfrill ) and Pochi ( Buchholz ). As of 31 December 2011, Salorno sulla Strada del Vino had

54-758: A population of 3,591 and an area of 33.2 square kilometres (12.8 sq mi). A Salorno settlement existed as early as the Roman imperial era . Salorno however is first mentioned as part of in the Kingdom of the Lombards in a 580 deed, as Salurnis , during the Rule of the Dukes , when Duke Euin of Trent fought against the Frankish troops of the invading Merovingian kings Guntram and Childebert II . The village

72-401: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Adige The Adige ( Italian: [ˈaːdidʒe] ; German : Etsch [ɛtʃ] ; Venetian : Àdexe [ˈadeze] ; Romansh : Adisch [ɐˈdiːʃ] ; Ladin : Adesc ; Latin : Athesis ; Ancient Greek : Ἄθεσις , romanized :  Áthesis , or Ἄταγις , Átagis ) is

90-585: Is home to the ruins of the medieval castle Haderburg (Italian: Castello di Salorno ). First mentioned in a 1053 travelogue, it is situated on a limestone rock high above the Salurner Klause bottleneck of the Adige Valley. In 1158 the local Counts of Eppan had two cardinals of the Roman Curia on their way to the court of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa attacked and raided. Frederick's cousin Henry

108-586: Is the southernmost comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy , located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the city of Bolzano . It is one of only five mainly Italian-speaking municipalities in South Tyrol. The village centre is located on a scree in the Adige ( Etsch ) valley, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the city of Trento and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Bolzano . Parts of

126-636: The River Tees in England (anciently Athesis , Teesa ), have never been accepted by Celtic onomasts and are now completely obsolete. The river source is near the Reschen Pass (1,504 metres (4,934 ft)) close to the borders with Austria and Switzerland above the Inn Valley. It flows through the artificial alpine Lake Reschen . The lake is known for the church tower that marks the site of

144-807: The second-longest river in Italy , after the Po . It rises near the Reschen Pass in the Vinschgau in the province of South Tyrol , near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland , and flows 410 kilometres (250 mi) through most of northeastern Italy to the Adriatic Sea . The name of the river is of unknown origin. Nineteenth-century theories, such as a derivation from the Proto-Celtic * yt-ese 'the water', and alleged to be cognate with

162-618: The Adige River (from source to mouth): The Adige is a home to the marble trout ( Salmo marmoratus ), but at far lower populations than in the past. Fish stocking is one of the most significant causes of the sharp reduction in the original (indigenous) fish population of this subspecies. It will spawn with and interbreed with brown trout , which are regularly stocked in the river and its tributaries. Salorno Salorno sulla Strada del Vino ( Italian pronunciation: [saˈlorno] ; German : Salurn [saˈlʊrn] )

180-583: The Lion launched a punitive expedition , whereby the castle was demolished. It was rebuilt afterwards and about 1200 was acquired by the Counts of Tyrol . It was purchased by Count Meinhard II of Gorizia-Tyrol in 1284, besieged and occupied by Duke Louis V of Bavaria in 1349, and finally bequested to the Austrian House of Habsburg in 1363. Emperor Maximilian I had the fortifications enlarged, however,

198-584: The castle lost its strategical significance soon afterwards and decayed. Since 1648 the ruins are in possession of the Venetian counts of Zenobio-Albrizzi. After World War I and the dissolution of Austria-Hungary , Salorno was annexed to Italy together with the rest of South Tyrol and other areas of the Austrian territory, as consequence of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 10 October 1920. According to

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216-411: The census of 1921 the majority of the population of Salorno declared themselves as German-speaking. After that a governmental commission adjusted the result by modifying the declaration of people whose family name sounded Italian. Salorno and other municipalities of South Tyrol have since then an Italian-speaking majority. The effective Italianization conducted by the fascist Regime changed definitively

234-586: The coldest month is −4.7 °C (23.5 °F) in February. The annual precipitation is 823.81 millimetres (32.43 in), of which October is the wettest with 124.48 millimetres (4.90 in), while January is the driest with only 17.31 millimetres (0.68 in). [REDACTED] Media related to Paganella at Wikimedia Commons This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

252-576: The former village of Alt Graun ("Old Graun"); it was evacuated and flooded in 1953 after the dam was finished. Near Glurns , the Rom River joins from the Swiss Val Müstair . The Adige runs eastward through the Vinschgau to Merano , where it is met by the Passer river from the north. The section between Merano and Bolzano is called Etschtal , meaning Adige Valley. South of Bolzano,

270-872: The municipal area belong to the Trudner Horn Nature Park nature reserve, which is part of the Natura 2000 network. Salorno station is a stop on the Brenner Railway line from Innsbruck to Verona . In the northwest, Salorno borders the South Tyrolean municipalities of Kurtinig , Margreid , Montan , and Neumarkt . In the east and south it borders the Trentino municipalities of Altavalle , Capriana , Cembra Lisignago , Giovo , Grauno , Grumes , Mezzocorona , Roverè della Luna and Valda . The Chiusa di Salorno ( Salurner Klause ),

288-680: The river is joined by the Eisack and turns south through a valley which has always been one of the major routes through the Alps, connecting the Reschen and the Brenner passes, at 1,370 metres (4,490 ft) considered the easiest of the main Alpine passes. The Chiusa di Salorno narrows at Salorno and marks the southernmost part of the predominantly German-speaking province of South Tyrol. The Adige

306-626: The town of Rovereto , the Lagarina Valley , the cities of Verona and Rovigo and the north-eastern part of the Po Plain into the Adriatic Sea . The Adige and the Po run parallel in the river delta without properly joining. The Adige is connected to Lake Garda by the Mori–Torbole tunnel , an artificial underground canal built for flood prevention. The following rivers are tributaries to

324-575: Was mentioned in the " Lied der Deutschen " of 1841 as the southern border of the German language area . As of 2011 62% of Salorno speaks Italian and 37% speaks German. In 1922 Germany adopted the song as its national anthem, although by that time Italy had taken control of all of the Adige. Near Trento , the Avisio , Noce, and Fersina rivers join. The Adige crosses Trentino and later Veneto , flowing past

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