Rovereto

Rovereto is located at the top of Vallagarina, on the left bank of the Adige;

it is a city of thirty-three thousand inhabitants and it is rich in culture and art, of medieval origin, first with the domain of Castelbarco then to Venice, the checked until 1509. Specialized breeding of silkworms, which still remains, along with industry of food, wood, chemical, clothing, cotton and tobacco. In agriculture there are grains, fruits and Vallagarina wine. There are significant monuments, the museum Mart Rovereto and the historical museum of the war, and much more. Rovereto has a beautiful old town where you can see different churches.

TERRITORY OF ROVERETO

Province: Trento
Hamlets: Borgo Sacco, Lizzana, Lizzanella, Marco, Mori Stazione, Noriglio, San Giorgio, Moietto, Sant’Ilario
Surrounding municipalities: Ala, Calliano, Folgaria, Isera, Mori, Nogaredo, Pomarolo, Terragnolo, Trambileno, Vallarsa, Villa Lagarina, Volano
Altitude: 204 m s.l.m. – Population: 37.549 – Inhabitants name: roveretani

Rovereto is the capital of Vallagarina which is an area characterized by large expanses of vineyards, crossed by the Adige river was once an important trading center between the Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige. Above Rovereto find the dam of St. Columban who created the small lake that bears the same name name and where we find the hermitage of St. Columban. The most important mountains are: Monte Stivo Monte Finocchio, Monte Biaena and here, there are refuge Marchetti and refuge F.lli Filzi. For those who love skiing many tracks very well equipped, easily accessible from Rovereto Folgaria Small Fund, Fondo Grande; Passo Coe; Polsa and Valentine’s Day.

The climate that we can find in Rovereto is not very particular, relatively cold winters and hot summers but thunderstorms. In recent years, however, there has been a rise in temperature, and therefore sometimes also here you can find fog.

Fractions of Rovereto

Lizzanella: A Lizzanella there are about 2150 inhabitants, in the center of the village is the church that dates back to the early 1700s, dedicated to Saint Anthony Abbot, the saint who is celebrated on January 17th with a holiday that is celebrated on the following Sunday, and as usual will bless the animals including a group of horses which is then paraded through the streets of the town.Lizzana: Another village that lies to the south of Rovereto, between the villages of Lizzanella and Mark, and is divided into two parts:
Lizzana high: It ‘s the oldest part of the country, historic houses, a church and the alpine hut deglia with monuments to the fallen of the First World War.
Lizzana low: And ‘more recently with condos and homes that have been built in recent decades.Brione: Along with the resort Sant ‘Ilario Brione is the North District. E ‘consists of modern residential condominiums, we find the Piazza della Pace, where during the summer festivals are held, and folk festivals. On the hill the ParcoVallunga, which hosts health-paths for joggers and summer destination for residents, from here you can enjoy a magnificent view of the Vallagarina, the city, the shrine of Castel Dante, on the hill of Miravalle Monte Baldo Mount Stivo and Monte Bondone.

Borgo Sacco: Until 1920 it was an independent town, now a suburb of Rovereto. In the Middle Ages until the mid-nineteenth century was an important point mooring rafts traveling along the Adige, was an important means of communication between Bolzano, Trento Verona, Chioggia and Venice. The harbor was where today there is the square Filzi and where we find the church of St. Nicholas is now deconsecrated and is the seat of the district. fog.

HISTORY OF ROVERETO

It is thought that Rovereto dates back to the Iron Age, but there are no certainties, however certain is the Roman era, a time when Rovereto was a fortress with residential areas at the base. He was part of the Venetian Republic for a century, then the Holy Roman Empire, the County of Tyrol and then of-the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Rovereto to the eighteenth century was the most important, because at that time it developed to maximize the silk industry. It became a very prosperous city, then in the First World War was almost razed to the ground. In World War II with the Alto Adige and other parts of Italy came under the government of the Third Reich, until a final German retreat of 1945.

LOCAL PRODUCTS AND LOCAL CUISINE OF ROVERETO

Vallagarina wine, biological fruit and vegetable of Gresta Valley