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Nago–Torbole

Nago-Torbole
Comune
Comune di Nago-Torbole
Torbole Panorama.jpg
Nago-Torbole is located in Italy
Nago-Torbole
Nago-Torbole
Location of Nago-Torbole in Italy
Coordinates: 45°52′N 10°53′E / 45.867°N 10.883°E / 45.867; 10.883Coordinates: 45°52′N 10°53′E / 45.867°N 10.883°E / 45.867; 10.883
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city Trentino (TN)
Frazioni Torbole, Nago, Tempesta
Area
 • Total 28.4 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Elevation 65 m (213 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
 • Total 2,434
 • Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Torbolani, naghesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 38060, 38069
Dialing code 0464
Website Official website

Nago–Torbole (German: Naag-Turbel) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southwest of Trento on the north shore of Lake Garda. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,434 and an area of 28.4 square kilometres (11.0 sq mi).

The municipality of Nago–Torbole contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Torbole (Turbel), Nago (Naag), and Tempesta.

Nago–Torbole borders the following municipalities: Arco, Riva del Garda, Mori, Ledro, Brentonico, and Malcesine.

Torbole, at 67 metres (220 ft) above sea level, is situated on the extreme north-western appendix of the Baldo chain and it is set as an amphitheatre on Lake Garda. The lake, once only valuable to fishermen and traders, is still the most precious resource together with 2,079-metre (6,821 ft) high Monte Baldo, which was once a seemingly inexhaustible mine of firewood and game though now it is a protected area for its rare flora, sometimes even endemic.

Situated on the hills above Torbole sits Nago. The parish church of Nago, San Vigilio, is located on the town's main road. The present building dates from the late 16th century, but the first church probably dates from the early Christian period. It is mentioned for the first time in 1203, in a document relating to a dispute between the people of Nago and the Bishop of Trento, Conrad II de Beseno. It is called "collegiate" in the document and its importance at the time must have been considerable.


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