Dambel

Dambel
Comune
Comune di Dambel
Dambel
Location of Dambel in Italy
Coordinates: 46°24′N 11°6′E / 46.400°N 11.100°E / 46.400; 11.100Coordinates: 46°24′N 11°6′E / 46.400°N 11.100°E / 46.400; 11.100
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Trentino (TN)
Government
 • Mayor Carlo Polastri
Area
 • Total 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation 750 m (2,460 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
 • Total 436
 • Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Dambellesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 38010
Dialing code 0463
Patron saint Santa Maria Assunta
Saint day August 15
Website Official website
the town of Dambel

Dambel (German: Nombel; Nones: Dambel; Latin: Ambulum) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the city of Trento.

Dambel is located in the Val di Non at an elevation of 750 metres (2,460 ft). It is on the provincial highway between Sanzeno to the south and Sarnonico to the north. The town's name derives from the Latin word ambulum because it was at an historical crossroads on the commercial road between Lombardy and Germany, which crossed through Dambel and over the Novella River at the Pozzena bridge. Today the economy of Dambel is concentrated on the production of apples.

Geography

As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 436 and an area of 5.1 square kilometres (2.0 sq mi).[1]

Dambel borders the following municipalities: Brez, Sarnonico, Cloz, Romallo, Romeno and Sanzeno.

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.


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