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Coordinates: 45°859N 12°1913E / 45.14972°N 12.32028°E / 45.14972; 12.32028
 

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Adige
The Adige in Verona
Map of the Adige River
EtymologyLatin Athesis, from Celtic *yt-ese, "the water"
Native name
  • Àdexe (Venetian)
  • Adige (Italian)
  • Adisch (Romansh)
  • Adesc (Ladin)
  • Location
    CountryItaly
    Physical characteristics
    SourceReschen Pass
     • locationGraun im Vinschgau, South Tyrol, Italy
     • coordinates46°50′04N 10°30′53E / 46.83444°N 10.51472°E / 46.83444; 10.51472
     • elevation1,520 m (4,990 ft)
    MouthAdriatic Sea

     • location

    Italy

     • coordinates

    45°8′59N 12°19′13E / 45.14972°N 12.32028°E / 45.14972; 12.32028

     • elevation

    0 m (0 ft)
    Length410 km (250 mi)
    Basin size12,100 km2 (4,700 sq mi)
    Discharge 
     • average235 m3/s (8,300 cu ft/s)

    The Adige (Italian: [ˈaːdidʒe]; German: Etsch [ɛtʃ] ; Venetian: Àdexe [ˈadeze]; Romansh: Adisch [ɐˈdiːʃ] ; Ladin: Adesc; Latin: Athesis; Ancient Greek: Ἄθεσις, romanizedÁthesis, or Ἄταγις, Átagis[1]) is the second-longest riverinItaly, 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.[2] Nineteenth-century theories, such as a derivation from the Proto-Celtic *yt-ese 'the water', and alleged to be cognate with the River Tees in England (anciently Athesis, Teesa),[3] have never been accepted by Celtic onomasts and are now completely obsolete.

    Description[edit]

    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 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 VinschgautoMerano, 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, 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 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.[4] 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 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.

    Tributaries[edit]

    The following rivers are tributaries to the Adige River (from source to mouth):

    Ecology[edit]

    Fauna[edit]

    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.[5]

    Gallery[edit]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Athesis, Athesis". Numen - The Latin Lexicon - An Online Latin Dictionary - A Dictionary of the Latin Language.
  • ^ Pellegrini, Giovan (2008). Toponomastica italica. Milano: Hoepli. p. 136.
  • ^ Local Etymology: A Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names. Houlston and Wright. 22 May 2019 – via Google Books.
  • ^ "Linguistic census province of Bolzano 2011" (PDF). 2011.
  • ^ Karel Kovar "Hydrology, Water Resources and Ecology in Headwaters". p. 505
  • External links[edit]


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