Dambel
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Comune di Dambel | |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Trentino-South Tyrol |
Province | Trento (TN) |
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Elevation | m |
Area | 5.1 km² |
Population | |
- Total (as of Dec. 2004) | 436 |
- Density | 86/km² |
Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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Gentilic | |
Dialing code | 0463 |
Postal code | 38010 |
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Website: http://www.comunedambel.it |
Dambel is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Trento in the Italian region Trentino-South Tyrol, located about 35 km north of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 436 and an area of 5.1 km2.[1]
Dambel is located in the middle of the Val di Non at an altitude of 750 meters. It is on the provincial highway between Casez 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 golden delicious apples.
Dambel borders the following municipalities: Brez, Sarnonico, Cloz, Romallo, Romeno, and Sanzeno.