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Ledro

Ledro
Comune di Ledro
View of Pieve di Ledro and Bezzecca on Lake Ledro
View of Pieve di Ledro and Bezzecca on Lake Ledro
Location of Ledro
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Ledro is located in Italy
Ledro
Ledro
Location of Ledro in Italy
Ledro is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Ledro
Ledro
Ledro (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 45°53′N 10°44′E / 45.883°N 10.733°E / 45.883; 10.733
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceTrentino (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 Achille
Area
 • Total
154.6 km2 (59.7 sq mi)
Elevation
660 m (2,170 ft)
Population
 (January 2010)[2]
 • Total
5,300
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
DemonymLedrensi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
38060
Dialing code0464
WebsiteOfficial 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

Personalities

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

Media related to Ledro at Wikimedia Commons