Trepalle
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Trepalle is a village (the highest in Italy) in the Italian Alps, a frazione of Livigno, Lombardy. It is sometimes considered to be the village located at the highest altitude in Europe and is the highest in the European Union with its church located at the Passo d'Eira at 2,209 m (7,247 ft).[1] However, Kurush in southern Dagestan in Russia is situated much higher at 2,480–2,560 m (8,140–8,400 ft) in the northern Caucasus Mountains.
Trepalle is located above Livigno between the Foscagno Pass and the Eira Pass. The northern part of the village, by the Eira Pass, is one of the main skiing areas of Livigno. As part of the comune of Livigno, it is also a duty-free area.
The name of this village means "three balls" in Italian, possibly mistranslated from Trevalle, which means "three valleys". In fact, Trepalle is reachable from three different valleys: Val Trela, Val di Foscagno and Vallaccia.
The village's former priest Don Alessandro Parenti inspired Italian writer Giovannino Guareschi for the character of Don Camillo.[2][3]
Climate
[edit]The ET Alpine tundra climate is one of the coldest in Europe, with an average temperature below freezing:[4]
| Climate data for Trepalle | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−1.3 (29.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−15 (5) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59 (2.3) |
54 (2.1) |
63 (2.5) |
86 (3.4) |
104 (4.1) |
114 (4.5) |
107 (4.2) |
103 (4.1) |
85 (3.3) |
100 (3.9) |
120 (4.7) |
71 (2.8) |
1,066 (41.9) |
| Average precipitation days | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 121 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 71 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 129 | 147 | 180 | 198 | 210 | 261 | 267 | 231 | 174 | 147 | 120 | 117 | 2,181 |
| Source: climate-data.org | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Google Maps". Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ↑ "Guareschi a Trepalle: l'incontro con don Parenti | museolivigno.it". www.museolivigno.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ↑ "Ispirò il don Camillo di Guareschi, ora don Lisander da Lazzate rivive in un libro". Il Saronno (in Italian). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ↑ "Trepalle climate: Weather Trepalle & temperature by month". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
External links
[edit]46°32′N 10°11′E / 46.533°N 10.183°E
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