Research and analysis on sustainable tourism - Central Europe

are a symbol of man’s relationship with the l<strong>and</strong> through history. Notably, there are more than 1100
masi, i.e. farms, which are distinguishable both for their unique form <strong>and</strong> their characteristic typology.
The typology of these buildings changes slightly from one area to another due to the habits of the
local inhabitants <strong>and</strong> also as a result of the material available to construct them.
Figure 11 Ca’ da Mont
The information in the table below is the summary of the geographical characteristics.
Table 7 Geographical profile of Valle del Chiese
Characteristics Item
Average altitude (metres above 686 m (metres above sea level)
sea level)
Area 400 square kilometres (6% of Trentino)
Number of municipalities 12 municipalities
Accessibility � Average
� Geographically peripheral territory situated on the
Western side of Trentino, bordering the Lombardy
Region.
Connections with surrounding The State Road 237 connects the valley with Brescia <strong>and</strong>
areas
Tione di Trento, <strong>and</strong> also Val Rendena <strong>and</strong> Giudicarie.
Woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> productive areas, � Forest area 17,219.96 hectares
urban centres
� Agricultural area: 8,834.59 hectares
� The area is characterised by the presence of 1100
disused or partially used farms.
Demographic characteristics
At the beginning of the third millennium the residents of the Valley increased to around 12,881
people, (the equivalent of 2% of the province). From the table you can see that in the last 10 years the
population growth rate of the entire territory has been equal to 3.2%, but it is also evident that there
are notable inconsistencies when looking at population growth of individual municipalities. Both
Praso <strong>and</strong> Pieve di Bono have experienced depopulation.
This project is implemented trough the CENTRAL EUROPE programme co-financed by ERDF
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