Adige
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Adige (Italian; Etsch in German) is a river with its source in the region of South Tyrol / Alto Adige. At approximately 350 km in length it is the second longest river in Italy, after the Po.
The river runs from the Alps to the Adriatic, through the South Tyrol, Trentino and Veneto region, and past the cities of Bolzano-Bozen, Verona and the towns of Meran-Merano, Trento, Rovereto and Adria. It is subject to sudden swellings and overflowings.
It is met by the Eisack-Isarco river south of Bozen-Bolzano.