Ledro

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Location of Ledro

45°53′N 10°44′E / 45.883°N 10.733°E / 45.883; 10.733CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceTrentino (TN)FrazioniBezzecca, Biacesa, Concei, Enguiso, Legos, Lenzumo, Locca, Mezzolago, Molina di Ledro, Pieve di Ledro (seat), Pré di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra, Tiarno di Sotto.Government

• MayorBrigà AchilleArea

^[1]

• Total154.6 km² (59.7 sq mi)Elevation

660 m (2,170 ft)Population

(January 2010)^[2]

• Total5,300 • Density34/km² (89/sq mi)DemonymLedrensiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

38060

Dialing code0464WebsiteOfficial website

Ledro (in local dialect: Léder) is an Italian comune (municipality) in Trentino in northern Italy. It was created on January 1, 2010, by the union of the former comuni of Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Concei, Molina di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto.^[3]

History

The municipality was created after a referendum, called on November 30, 2008,^[4] in all the 6 comuni of the Ledro Valley.

Geography

The municipality counts the civil parishes (frazioni) of Bezzecca, Biacesa, Concei, Enguiso, Legos, Lenzumo, Locca, Mezzolago, Molina di Ledro, Pieve di Ledro (the municipal seat), Pré di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra, Tiarno di Sotto.

Ledro borders with the municipalities of Bleggio Superiore, Bondone, Cimego, Condino, Fiavè, Limone sul Garda (BS), Magasa (BS), Nago-Torbole, Riva del Garda, Pieve di Bono, Storo, Tenno, Tione di Trento, Tremosine (BS) and Zuclo.

Main sights

Lake Ledro, not too far from the Lake Garda
Giardino Botanico Preistorico di Molina di Ledro, a botanical garden of Bronze Age food plants

Personalities

Andrea Maffei

Twin municipalities

World Heritage Site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[6]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ (in Italian)Text of the law about the creation of Ledro municipality (and the seat established at Pieve)^{[permanent dead link]}
^ (in Italian) Article on l'Adige
^ Pact of partnership on the city web of Nový Knín
^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps