Ala, Trentino

Ala
Comune
Comune di Ala

Coat of arms
Ala
Location of Ala in Italy
Coordinates: 45°45′30″N 11°0′20″E / 45.75833°N 11.00556°E / 45.75833; 11.00556Coordinates: 45°45′30″N 11°0′20″E / 45.75833°N 11.00556°E / 45.75833; 11.00556
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Trentino (TN)
Frazioni Chizzola, Marani, Pilcante, Rifugio Fraccaroli, Rifugio Scalorbi, Ronchi, Santa Margherita, Sega, Serravalle
Government
  Mayor Claudio Soini
Area
  Total 119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Elevation 210 m (690 ft)
Population (31 March 2017)
  Total 8,897
  Density 75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Alensi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 38061
Dialing code 0464
Patron saint Saint Mary Assumpted
Saint day August 15
Website Official website
Ala in the year 1910

Ala (German: Ahl am Etsch / Halla) is a comune in Trentino, north-eastern Italy. Until the First World War, it was an important border town between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austro Hungarian empire.

It was the birthplace in 1896 of the supercentenarian Venere Pizzinato who lived to be 114.


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