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Adige

Adige
Etsch, Àdexe, Adesc, Athesis
River
Country Italy
Cities Glurns, Merano, Bolzano, Auer, Trento, Rovereto, Verona
Source Reschen Pass
 - location Graun im Vinschgau, South Tyrol, Italy
 - elevation 1,520 m (4,987 ft)
 - coordinates 46°50′04″N 10°30′53″E / 46.83444°N 10.51472°E / 46.83444; 10.51472
Mouth Adriatic Sea
 - coordinates 45°8′59″N 12°19′13″E / 45.14972°N 12.32028°E / 45.14972; 12.32028Coordinates: 45°8′59″N 12°19′13″E / 45.14972°N 12.32028°E / 45.14972; 12.32028
Length 410 km (255 mi)
Basin 12,100 km2 (4,672 sq mi)
Discharge
 - average 235 m3/s (8,299 cu ft/s)
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Map of Adige River

The Adige (Italian pronunciation: [ˈaːdidʒe]; German: Etsch [ɛtʃ]; Venetian: Àdexe; Romansh: About this sound Adisch ; Ladin: Adesc; Latin: Athesis; Ancient Greek: Ἄθεσις) is a river with its source in the Alpine province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland. At 410 kilometres (250 mi) in length, it is the second longest river in Italy, after the Po river at 652 kilometres (405 mi).

The river sources 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 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.


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