Lessinia
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Lessinia, or Lessini Mountains, is a plateau and alpine supergroup located mainly in the province of Verona and partially in the provinces of Vicenza and Trento.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Lessinia
- Mountain.photo
- CollageLessinia.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Some photos of Lessinia. From top to bottom: winter view of upper Lessinia with the ski slopes of San Giorgio, Ponte di Veja, the village of Giazza, a flower in the Fraselle valley, summer pastures, a typical Lessinian stone building (lastame).
- Mountain.subdivision1_type
- Province
- Mountain.subdivision1
- Province of Verona, Province of Vicenza and Trentino
- Mountain.country
- Italy
- Mountain.range
- Venetian Prealps
- Mountain.mapframe
- yes
- Mountain.mapframe id
- Q60535195
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- Elevation
- 948
- Image
- Alta Lessinia in inverno.jpg
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32 sectionsContents
- Toponym
- Geography
- Boundaries and landscape
- Hydrography
- Climate
- Seismicity
- History
- Prehistory
- Roman era
- Medieval Era
- Early Middle Ages
- Communal age: wool production and the establishment of the Scaligers
- The immigration of the Cimbrians
- Venetian domination
- From the modern age to the 20th century
- Flora and fauna
- Birdwatching
- The wolf
- Art and culture
- Architecture
- Museums
- Economy
- Tourism
- Landmarks and places of interest
- Religious architecture
- Other places of natural and historical interest
- Sports
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Lessinia, or Lessini Mountains, is a plateau and alpine supergroup located mainly in the province of Verona and partially in the provinces of Vicenza and Trento.
Part of the Lessinia territory constitutes the Lessinia Regional Nature Park. It is bordered to the north by the Ronchi Valley and the Carega Group, to the east by the Leogra Valley, to the south by the course of the Adige River and the upper Veronese plain, and to the west by the Lagarina Valley. Its peaks reach an altitude between 1,500 and 1,800 m above sea level.
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