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| Origin | Lake Resia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Mouth | Adriatic Sea |
| Basin countries | Italy |
| Length | 410 km |
| Source elevation | 1,550 |
| Basin area | 12,100 km² |
The Adige (Italian: Adige; Venetian: Àdexe; Trentin: Ades; Friulian: Adis; German: Etsch; Ladin: Adesc, or Adiç; Latin: Athesis, Ancient greek: Athesis, Αθισης) is a river with its source in the Alpine region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken by over two million people mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. Friulian ( or affectionately marilenghe in Friulian friulano in Italian) (also Eastern Ladin) is a Romance language belonging The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Ladin ( Ladino in Italian Ladin in Ladin Ladinisch in German is a Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in the Dolomite mountains Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ( Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige; German: Trentino-Südtirol; Ladin: Trentin-Adesc Aut   Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation At 410 km in length, 220 located in the province of Bolzano, it is the second longest river in Italy, after the Po River with 652 km. The Province of Bolzano-Bozen (Provincia autonoma di Bolzano Autonome Provinz Bozen Ladin: Provinzia "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering
The river flows out of the artificial Alpine Lake Resia, located at the Resia Pass (1504 m) close to the borders with Austria and Switzerland above the Inn valley. Lake Resia ( Italian: Lago di Resia, German: Reschensee) or Lake Reschen is an artificial lake located in the western portion Resia Pass (Italian Passo di Resia, German Reschenpass) or Reschen Pass is an Alpine pass (1504 m located at the Italian - The Inn is a River in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right Tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km The lake is known for the church tower that marks the site of the former village of Curon Antica (Alt Graun) that was abandoned and flooded in 1953 when the dam was finished. Near Glurns, the Rom River from the Swiss Val Müstair joins. The Rom ( Romansh: Rom; Ram Rombach in Switzerland or Rambach in South Tyrol is a River in Switzerland and Italy. The Val Müstair ( German: Münstertal, Italian: Val Monastero) is a mountain valley in the Swiss Alps.
The Adige then runs eastbound through the Vinschgau (Venosta Valley) to Merano where it is met by the Passirio river from the north. The Vinschgau Valley (Val Venosta Vinschgau Vnuost or Venosta Valley, is the upper part of the Adige (Etsch Adesc river valley in the western part of the Merano ( Italian, now most common in English German: Meran, also used in English Ladin: Meran; Archaic (857 AD Mairania The Passirio (Passer is a 426 km torrent in northern Italy, a Left tributary of the Adige, whose entire course lies within the Province South of Bolzano, the Isarco joins the river that is now heading south through a valley that always has been one of the major routes through the Alps, leading to and from the Resia Pass and the Brenner Pass, at 1370 m considered the easiest of the main Alpine passes. For the mathematician see Bernard Bolzano; for other uses see Bolzano (disambiguation. Brenner Pass ( Italian: Passo del Brennero; German: Brennerpass; Latin: Brennus Mons) is a Mountain pass through
The Salurner Klause/Chiusa di Salorno narrows at Salorno marks the southern-most part of the German-speaking area. Salorno (Salorno sulla Strada del Vino Salurn an der Weinstraße Archaic (580AD Salurna, also Salurn or Salurne) is a Comune Thus, the Adige was mentioned in the Lied der Deutschen of 1841 as the southern border of the German language area of the time. Das Deutschlandlied ("The Song of Germany" also known as Das Lied der Deutschen, "The Song of the Germans" has been used wholly or partially as the For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. This song was made the national anthem of Germany in 1922, after Italy took control of all of the Adige. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Near Trento, the Avisio, Noce, and Fersina rivers join. Trento (traditional English Trent; Italian: Trento; German: Trient; Latin: Tridentum; Note that many The Avisio is a 894 km Italian stream (a Torrente) a left tributary of the Adige, whose course is in Trentino. The Adige then crosses Trentino and later Veneto, flowing past the city of Verona and the towns of Rovereto and Adria through the Lagarina valley and the north-eastern part of the Po plain into the Adriatic sea. The Province of Trento (Provincia autonoma di Trento also called Trentino, is an Autonomous province of Italy. Veneto or Venetia ( Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Verona is a city and provincial capital in Veneto, Northern Italy. Rovereto is a city and Comune in the Province of Trento in Italy. Adria is a town in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of Northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Both the Adige and the Po run parallel in the river delta without properly joining. A delta is a Landform where the mouth of a River flows into an Ocean, Sea, Estuary, Lake or another river
As a river in the mountains, it is subject to sudden swellings and overflows. It is also connected through artificial underground canals to Lake Garda for flood prevention. Lake Garda ( Italian Lago di Garda or Benaco) is the largest Lake in Italy.