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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Malosco
| official_name       = Comune di Malosco
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| region              = [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]
| province            = [[Trentino]] (TN)
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| mayor               = Walter Clauser
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| area_total_km2      = 6.8
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| population_total    = 453
| population_as_of    = 31 December 2010<ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>
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| population_demonym  = Maloschesi
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| elevation_m         = 1041
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| postal_code         = 38013
| area_code           = 0463
| website             = {{official website|http://www.comune.malosco.tn.it}}
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'''Malosco''' (''Malós-c'' in local dialect) is a ''[[Communes of Trentino|comune]]'' (municipality) in [[Trentino]] in the northern [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]], located about {{convert|54|km}} north of [[Trento]].
==History==
Malosco was occupied in ancient times, testament to the abundance of Roman coins and other artifacts unearthed in the area and it had an important status among the nobility.<ref name="CIT">{{cite web|url=http://www.comune.malosco.tn.it|title=Malosco|publisher=Comune Malosco|language=Italian|accessdate=14 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="VT">{{cite web|url=http://www.visittrentino.it/en/localita/malosco|title=Malosco|publisher=Visit Trentino|accessdate=14 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="Perini1852">{{cite book|last=Perini|first=Agostino|title=Statistica del Trentino|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WTk_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA205|accessdate=14 January 2011|year=1852|publisher=Perini|language=Italian|pages=205–6}}</ref> The parish church of Saint Tecla in the main town dates back to 1228.<ref name="VT"/> Casa Nesler is decorated with a fresco and the coat-of-arms of the Guarienti family, prominent in the area,<ref name="Perini1852"/> and is dated to 1576.<ref name="VT"/> Numerous other old noble houses are located in the main town.  The area that is now Malosco, [[Ronzone]], Sejo and [[Sarnonico]] was approved by Charter by [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Ludovico Madruzzo]], Prince-Bishop of the [[Prince-Bishopric of Trent|Bishopric of Trento]].<ref name="Perini1852" />
In 2003, Malosco was the meeting site of an international group of scholars of children's and family services that developed a plan for comparative international research on child and family community based centers.<ref name="BerryBrandon2006">{{cite journal|last1=Berry|first1=M. |last2=Brandon|first2= M. |last3=Chaskin|first3=R.|title=Identifying sensitive outcomes of interventions in community-based centres|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gvVgJwUHtykC&pg=PA2|accessdate=19 January 2011|volume=9|issue=1–2|date=June 2006|publisher=ACCO|isbn=978-90-334-6277-1|page=2|journal=International Journal of Child and Family Welfare}}</ref>
[[File:Castelmalosco.jpg|thumb|left|Malosco Castle]]
;Malosco Castle
[[Malosco Castle]] (originally dated to the 12th century<ref name="Castelli e torri in Trentino">{{cite book|title=Castelli e torri in Trentino|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DKyVaXd56EgC&pg=PA80|accessdate=14 January 2011|year=2004|publisher=Touring Editore|isbn=978-88-365-3124-0|language=Italian|page=80}}</ref>) was rebuilt in 1593 by Count Gerolamo Guarienti.<ref name="CIT"/><ref name="VT"/><ref name="Giacomoni1991">{{cite book|last=Giacomoni|first=Fabio|title=Carte di regola e statuti delle comunità rurali trentine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dHRy-9TEhUYC&pg=PA279|accessdate=14 January 2011|year=1991|publisher=Editoriale Jaca Book|isbn=978-88-16-95085-6|page=279}}</ref><ref name="(RomenoItaly)2001">{{cite book|author1=Associazione culturale "G.B. Lampi" (Romeno|author2=Italy)|title=Dai castelli anauni alle corti europee: Giovanni Battista Lampi pittore : catalogo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h_lOAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=14 January 2011|year=2001|publisher=Associazione culturale G.B. Lampi|language=Italian|page=26}}</ref> The line of the Lords of Castle Malosco ended after the death of Guarienti.<ref name="MaffettiSfondrati1831">{{cite book|last1=Maffetti|first1=Antonio|last2=Sfondrati|first2=Francesco|author3=Delle antiche relazioni fra Cremona e Trento|title=Pel solenne ingresso nella diocesi di Cremona di Monsignor vescovo Carlo Emmanuele Sardagna de Hohenstein da Trento: cenni storici sulle antiche relazioni fra queste du città|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UVQvAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA61|accessdate=19 January 2011|year=1831|publisher=Tip. Rivolta|pages=61–}}</ref> It was used as a district court and offices at one point.<ref name="CIT"/>  It was also the residence of the [[Vidame|Vicedomini]] Judge of [[Val di Non]], commander of the [[Imperial Crown of Austria|Imperial Austrian]] royal court.<ref name="CIT"/>
==Geography==
Malosco is located along the SS42 road in northeastern Italy in the [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]] region. Although the main road at the point of the town is the SS42 however, it is the SS238 road which is the main road of access from the north which leads down from [[Marling, South Tyrol|Marling]] and it is the SS43 road which connects it to [[Lago di Santa Giustina]] in the southwest, a road which joins the A22 road ([[European route E45|European Route 45]]) at [[San Michele all'Adige]] to the southeast.<ref name="GM"/> Malosco is located on the sloping plateau on the left bank of the [[Sas River (Italy)|Sas River]], an average {{convert|1041|m}} above the sea level.  The stream Novella is nearby.<ref name="Amati1878" />
Malosco is within walking distance of [[Fondo]],<ref name="Amati1878" /> the two towns being adjacent to each other with Fondo lying in the northwest.<ref name="GM">{{cite map|title=[[Google Maps]]|publisher=Google }}</ref> In addition to Fondo, Malosco also borders the municipalities of Ronzone, Sarnonico and [[Eppan an der Weinstraße|Eppan]]. The Dasine woods and meadows are located to the north of the main town. [[Lago di Santa Giustina]], which is several kilometres to the southwest.<ref name="GM"/>
==Fauna and flora==
The area is characterized by grassland.<ref name="Amati1878">{{cite book|last=Amati|first=Amato|title=Dizionario corografico dell'Italia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lzIBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA858|accessdate=18 January 2011|year=1878|pages=858–}}</ref>
==Agriculture==
The land is fertile, producing wine, mulberries, Turkish corn, wheat, rye, barley, and potatoes.<ref name="Amati1878" />
==Facilities==
[[Pénegal]] ({{convert|1737|m}}) can be reached in about 2.3 hours from Malosco, and north of the main centre is winter cross country skiing facilities with over {{convert|10|km}} of slopes.<ref name="CIT"/> Malosco also contains a playground, tennis courts, a volleyball and basketball courts, and a multipurpose sports field.<ref name="CIT"/> The City Hall is located at the Piazza Vittorio Erspamer.
==People==
*[[Fortunato Depero]] (1892–1960)  Italian artist and a leading exponent of Futurism.
*[[Vittorio Erspamer]] (1909–1999) -Italian pharmacologist and chemist.
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.comune.malosco.tn.it Official website] {{in lang|it}}
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