Alleghe ( Ladin: ''Àlie'') is a village and ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' in the province of

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in the

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region of

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. To the west Alleghe borders with

Lake Alleghe Lake Alleghe (Lago d'Alleghe) is a natural lake in the Province of Belluno, Italy. It is situated in the municipalities of Rocca Pietore (west) and Alleghe (east). The surface is about 0.40 km2. The circumference is around 4.5 km. Hist ...

, which was formed in 1771 by a landslide from the adjacent Mont Piz.

Name

Purists of the Italian language would derive the name Alleghe from the Latin ''alica'' or ''alicarius'', meaning "granary", but as no grain is grown in this Alpine village, it is most likely that Alleghe is a contraction of the Ladin ''a l'agua'', in reference the deep mountain valley that marked the western boundary of the village prior to the landslide of 1771. A community existed as far back as the 12th century CE.

Tourism

Alleghe's primary industry is tourism. The most popular activities in Alleghe are

mountain climbing Mountaineering, mountain climbing, or alpinism is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have become mounta ...

and

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...

Monte Civetta Monte Civetta (3,220 m) is a prominent and major mountain of the Dolomites, in the Province of Belluno in northern Italy. Its north-west face can be viewed from the Taibon Agordino valley, and is classed as one of the symbols of the Dolomites. ...

( ladin: Zuita), Alleghe's tallest peak, is a noted climbing spot, rising to a height of . In addition, the lake in Alleghe is a popular destination for ice skaters and ice hockey players in the winter. Landmarks also include I misteri di Alleghe, Lago di Alleghe and Stazione meteorologica di Caprile.

Sport

Alleghe is home to ''

HC Alleghe HC Alleghe is a professional ice hockey team in Alleghe, Italy. The team plays in the country's second-tier Italian Hockey League and plays at Stadio Alvise De Toni in Alleghe. The team was the surprise winner of the 1992-93 Alpenliga. Curr ...

'', a professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

team currently playing in the country's top division, serie B.
They were the surprise winners of the 1992/1993

Alpine League Lega Alpina Lumbarda (Lombard Alpine League, LAL) was a left wing politics, left-wing Regionalism (politics), regionalist list of political parties in Italy, political party in Italy, based in Lombardy. The party, an alternative to Lega Lombarda– ...

. The stadium in Alleghe is Stadio del ghiaccio Alvise De Toni.

Gallery

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