Andalo
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Andalo | |
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| Comune di Andalo | |
 Andalo Lake | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Andalo Location of Andalo in Italy  Andalo Andalo (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′0″N 11°0′16″E / 46.16667°N 11.00444°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | Trentino (TN) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eleonora Bottamedi |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 1,237 |
| • Density | 108.7/km2 (281.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Andalesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 38010 |
| Dialing code | 0461 |
| Patron saint | Saint Vitus |
| Saint day | 15 June |
| Website | Official website |
Andalo (Àndel in local dialect) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in north Italy, with some 1,200 inhabitants in 2021. It is the seat of the Comunità di Valle dell'Altopiano della Paganella.
The town lies on the Paganella plateau, between the mountains Piz Galin, elevation 2,442 metres (8,012 ft), and Paganella, 2,125 metres (6,972 ft), and its territory is part of the Adamello-Brenta natural park.
History
The area was first settled during the Middle Ages, and used to be divided into 13 hamlets called “masi” (Bortolon, Cadin, Casanova, Clamer, Dos, Fovo, Ghezzi, Melchiori, Monech, Pegorar, Perli, Pont and Toscana), which eventually merged into a single town. This fragmentation can still be noticed, especially in the most isolated masi (for instance, maso Pegorar).
During the second part of the 20th century the village became one of the most famous touristic resorts in Trentino, mainly due to its skiing facilities.
