Rovereto
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| Comune di Rovereto | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | Trento (TN) |
| Elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Area | 50 km² (19 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2006) | |
| - Total | 35,858 |
| - Density | 717/km² (1,857/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Roveretani |
| Dialing code | 0464 |
| Postal code | 38068 |
| Frazioni | Borgo Sacco, Lizzana, Lizzanella, Marco, Mori Stazione, Noriglio, S.Giorgio, S.Ilario |
| Patron | Saint Mary of the Snow |
| - Day | August 5 |
| Website: www.comune.rovereto.tn.it | |
Rovereto is a city and comune in the province of Trento in Italy.
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In the summer of 2008 Rovereto will co-host Manifesta 7, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art. which is one of the most important events in the field of contemporary art, together with the Venice Biennial and the Documenta.
- MART, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, is one of the most important Italian museums, offers temporary exhibitions, educational activities, and has a remarkable permanent collection.
In the area of Lavini di Marco footprints of dinosaurs have been found. The species have been identified as the herbivorous Camptosaurus and carnivorous Dilophosaurus.
Marco, nearby Rovereto, hosts a large landslide which has been reported by Dante Alighieri in his Divina Commedia: "Qual è quella ruina che nel fianco di qua da Trento l'Adice percosse, o per tremoto o per sostegno manco" (Inferno, canto XII).
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In the past Rovereto was an important centre for the manufacture of silk. Current production include those of of wine, rubber, chocolate, and glasses.
Rovereto is the birthplace (1941) of Sferoflex eyeglasses, now taken over by Luxottica. Other relevant companies located in Rovereto are Marangoni Pneumatici, Lepetit, Cioccolato Cisa, Metalsystem.
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