Arco, Italy

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Arco is a comune in the autonomous province of Trento in Italy. As of 2007 Arco had an estimated population of 16,602. [1]

Tourism thrives in this area, particularly Windsurfing, on nearby Lago di Garda and rock climbing. The town is surrounded on one side by sheer limestone cliffs jutting up like a wall protecting it and its ancient hilltop castle. Worldcup climbing competitions are held in the towns outdoor artificial wall. Mountainbiking is popular in the town and international bikers, primarily Germans ascending over the Austrian Brenner Pass, flock here. Opposite the castle is a wide green valley full of vines and citrus fruits.

The town also has aggro-chemical plants lining the river Sarca (fiume sarca) towards the Lake.

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  1. ^ "The World Gazetteer". Retrieved on 2007-02-22.

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Trentino-South Tyrol · Comuni of the Province of Trento
Ala | Albiano | Aldeno | Amblar | Andalo | Arco | Avio | Baselga di Pinè | Bedollo | Bersone | Besenello | Bezzecca | Bieno | Bleggio Inferiore | Bleggio Superiore | Bocenago | Bolbeno | Bondo | Bondone | Borgo Valsugana | Bosentino | Breguzzo | Brentonico | Bresimo | Brez | Brione | Caderzone | Cagnò | Calavino | Calceranica al Lago | Caldes | Caldonazzo | Calliano | Campitello di Fassa | Campodenno | Canal San Bovo | Canazei | Capriana | Carano | Carisolo | Carzano | Castel Condino | Castelfondo | Castello Tesino | Castello-Molina di Fiemme | Castelnuovo | Cavalese | Cavareno | Cavedago | Cavedine | Cavizzana | Cembra | Centa San Nicolò | Cimego | Cimone | Cinte Tesino | Cis | Civezzano | Cles | Cloz | Commezzadura | Concei | Condino | Coredo | Croviana | Cunevo | Daiano | Dambel | Daone | Darè | Denno | Dimaro | Don | Dorsino | Drena | Dro | Faedo | Fai della Paganella | Faver | Fiavè | Fiera di Primiero | Fierozzo | Flavon | Folgaria | Fondo | Fornace | Frassilongo | Garniga Terme | Giovo | Giustino | Grauno | Grigno | Grumes | Imer | Isera | Ivano-Fracena | Lardaro | Lasino | Lavarone | Lavis | Levico Terme | Lisignago | Livo | Lomaso | Lona-Lases | Luserna | Malosco | Malè | Massimeno | Mazzin | Mezzana | Mezzano | Mezzocorona | Mezzolombardo | Moena | Molina di Ledro | Molveno | Monclassico | Montagne | Mori | Nago-Torbole | Nanno | Nave San Rocco | Nogaredo | Nomi | Novaledo | Ospedaletto | Ossana | Padergnone | Palù del Fersina | Panchià | Peio | Pellizzano | Pelugo | Pergine Valsugana | Pieve Tesino | Pieve di Bono | Pieve di Ledro | Pinzolo | Pomarolo | Pozza di Fassa | Praso | Predazzo | Preore | Prezzo | Rabbi | Ragoli | Revò | Riva del Garda | Romallo | Romeno | Roncegno | Ronchi Valsugana | Roncone | Ronzo-Chienis | Ronzone | Rovereto | Roverè della Luna | Ruffrè | Rumo | Sagron Mis | Samone | San Lorenzo in Banale | San Michele all'Adige | Sant'Orsola Terme | Sanzeno | Sarnonico | Scurelle | Segonzano | Sfruz | Siror | Smarano | Soraga | Sover | Spera | Spiazzo | Spormaggiore | Sporminore | Stenico | Storo | Strembo | Strigno | Taio | Tassullo | Telve | Telve di Sopra | Tenna | Tenno | Terlago | Terragnolo | Terres | Terzolas | Tesero | Tiarno di Sopra | Tiarno di Sotto | Tione di Trento | Ton | Tonadico | Torcegno | Trambileno | Transacqua | Trento | Tres | Tuenno | Valda | Valfloriana | Vallarsa | Varena | Vattaro | Vermiglio | Vervò | Vezzano | Vignola-Falesina | Vigo Rendena | Vigo di Fassa | Vigolo Vattaro | Villa Agnedo | Villa Lagarina | Villa Rendena | Volano | Zambana | Ziano di Fiemme | Zuclo


Coordinates: 45°55′N 10°53′E


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