Origin of the name:
This region has two names because itis composed by two separate regions: the southern part is Trentino that takes its name from the chief town, that is Trento, from the Latin Tridentum (ancient town hall) and the part northern Tall Adige, call so because it is situated in the basin of the superior course of this river. South Tirol is the German name of tall Adige because up to 1918 this region belonged to Austrian territory of Tirol. Subsequently the region was called Venice Tridentina up to 1948, year when taken the actual name.

Landscape:
The landscape of Trentino-tall Adige is composed from enormous thick mountainous with some sparkling glaciers where between sharp pains fogs are glimpse the valleys.
From the mountains and from the glaciers, go down abundant the waters that have ploughed the territory in a lot of years and dug the mountains to the point to transform these zones in wonder of the nature. There is often a panorama of orchards and woods of coniferous, pastures and dizzy walls of rock that lean for hundreds of meters; rivers and savage streams roar between the rocks.

Climate:
The climate of this Region is very rigid in the months winter and fresh in the summer periods. During the winter there are abundant and frequent snowfalls, while in spring and autumn often rains.

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