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 {{convert|2209|m|abbr=on|sp=us}}.{{cite web|url=https://maps.app.goo.gl/BMu4YNnRbS6Vy7FN8?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy |title=Google Maps|access-date=27 December 2024 |language=en}} However, Kurush in southern Dagestan in Russia is situated much higher at {{convert|2480|-|2560|m|sp=us|abbr=on}} 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.{{cite web |title=Guareschi a Trepalle: l'incontro con don Parenti {{!}} museolivigno.it |url=https://www.museolivigno.it/articoli/guareschi-a-trepalle-l-incontro-con-don-parenti/ |website=www.museolivigno.it |access-date=14 October 2024 |language=it}}{{cite web |title=Ispirò il don Camillo di Guareschi, ora don Lisander da Lazzate rivive in un libro |url=https://ilsaronno.it/2018/07/11/ispiro-il-don-camillo-di-guareschi-ora-don-lisander-da-lazzate-rivive-in-un-libro/ |website=Il Saronno |access-date=14 October 2024 |language=it-IT |date=11 July 2018}}
Climate
The ET Alpine tundra climate is one of the coldest in Europe, with an average temperature below freezing:{{cite web |title=Trepalle climate: Weather Trepalle & temperature by month |url=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/italy/lombardy/trepalle-472167/ |website=en.climate-data.org |access-date=14 October 2024}}
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|Jan high C = -8.4
|Feb high C = -6.6
|Mar high C = -2.5
|Apr high C = 1.3
|May high C = 5.5
|Jun high C = 11.1
|Jul high C = 13.5
|Aug high C = 13.4
|Sep high C = 9.4
|Oct high C = 5.0
|Nov high C = -2.1
|Dec high C = -7.2
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = -12.2
|Feb mean C = -10.9
|Mar mean C = -6.7
|Apr mean C = -2.4
|May mean C = 1.9
|Jun mean C = 6.9
|Jul mean C = 9.1
|Aug mean C = 8.9
|Sep mean C = 5.0
|Oct mean C = 0.8
|Nov mean C = -5.7
|Dec mean C = -10.8
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -16.4
|Feb low C = -15.4
|Mar low C = -11.2
|Apr low C = -6.6
|May low C = -2.3
|Jun low C = 2.0
|Jul low C = 4.0
|Aug low C = 4.1
|Sep low C = 0.4
|Oct low C = -3.4
|Nov low C = -9.6
|Dec low C = -15
|year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 59
|Feb precipitation mm = 54
|Mar precipitation mm = 63
|Apr precipitation mm = 86
|May precipitation mm = 104
|Jun precipitation mm = 114
|Jul precipitation mm = 107
|Aug precipitation mm = 103
|Sep precipitation mm = 85
|Oct precipitation mm = 100
|Nov precipitation mm = 120
|Dec precipitation mm = 71
|year precipitation mm =
|Jan precipitation days = 8
|Feb precipitation days = 7
|Mar precipitation days = 8
|Apr precipitation days = 10
|May precipitation days = 13
|Jun precipitation days = 13
|Jul precipitation days = 13
|Aug precipitation days = 12
|Sep precipitation days = 9
|Oct precipitation days = 9
|Nov precipitation days = 10
|Dec precipitation days = 9
|Jan humidity = 70
|Feb humidity = 71
|Mar humidity = 71
|Apr humidity = 74
|May humidity = 79
|Jun humidity = 73
|Jul humidity = 71
|Aug humidity = 73
|Sep humidity = 75
|Oct humidity = 78
|Nov humidity = 78
|Dec humidity = 71
|year humidity =
|Jan sun = 129
|Feb sun = 147
|Mar sun = 180
|Apr sun = 198
|May sun = 210
|Jun sun = 261
|Jul sun = 267
|Aug sun = 231
|Sep sun = 174
|Oct sun = 147
|Nov sun = 120
|Dec sun = 117
|year sun =
|source 1 = [https://en.climate-data.org/europe/italy/lombardy/trepalle-472167/ climate-data.org]
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.comune.livigno.so.it/ Comune di Livigno]
- [https://www.livigno.eu/ Livigno: Le tue Vacanze in Montagna in Valtellina - Lombardia]
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Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy
Category:Frazioni of the Province of Sondrio
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