Capriana (''Caoriana'' in local dialect) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...

'' (municipality) in

Trentino Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous regio ...

in the northern Italian region

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol it, Trentino (man) it, Trentina (woman) or it, Altoatesino (man) it, Altoatesina (woman) or it, Sudtirolesegerman: Südtiroler (man)german: Südtirolerin (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official ...

, located about northeast of

Trento Trento ( or ; Ladin and lmo, Trent; german: Trient ; cim, Tria; , ), also anglicized as Trent, is a city on the Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th cen ...

. Capriana borders the following municipalities:

Montan Montan (; it, Montagna ) is a municipality with 1,701 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2018) in the South of South Tyrol in northern Italy, about south of Bolzano. The name Montan comes from the Latin ''mons'' ("mountain"). Geography The munici ...

Truden Truden im Naturpark (; it, Trodena nel parco naturale ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about south of the city of Bolzano. Until March 2008 it was called simply Truden. Geography As of November 30, ...

, Altrei,

Salorno Salorno sulla Strada del Vino (; german: Salurn ) is the southernmost ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about southwest of the city of Bolzano. It is one of only five mainly Italian-speaking municipalities in S ...

, Valfloriana, Altavalle, and Sover. Capriana is the birthplace of the mystic and Servant of God Maria Domenica Lazzeri.Guido Sommavilla ''Maria Domenica Lazzeri'' San Paolo Press 1996

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Cities and towns in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol {{TrentinoAltoAdige-geo-stub