Ala | |
Official Name: | Comune di Ala |
Coordinates: | 45.7583°N 11.0056°W |
Region: | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province: | Trentino (TN) |
Frazioni: | Chizzola, Marani, Pilcante, Rifugio Fraccaroli, Rifugio Scalorbi, Ronchi, Santa Margherita, Sega, Serravalle |
Mayor: | Claudio Soini |
Area Total Km2: | 119 |
Population Total: | 8897 |
Population As Of: | 31 March 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Alensi |
Elevation M: | 210 |
Saint: | Saint Mary Assumpted |
Day: | August 15 |
Postal Code: | 38061 |
Area Code: | 0464 |
Ala 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. Alongside Ateleta, Onano, Orero and Siris it is one of five Italian municipalities with a palyndrome name.