Ledro (in local dialect: ''Léder'') is an Italian ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in
Trentino
Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region ...
in northern Italy. It was created on January 1, 2010, by the union of the former ''comuni'' of
Pieve di Ledro
Pieve di Ledro was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Bezzecca, Concei, Molina di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto) in the new municipality of ...
,
Bezzecca
Bezzecca was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Pieve di Ledro, Concei, Molina di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto) in the new municipality ...
,
Concei
Concei was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Molina di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto) in the new municipality of ...
,
Molina di Ledro
Molina di Ledro was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Concei, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto) in the new municipality o ...
,
Tiarno di Sopra
Tiarno di Sopra was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010, it merged (with Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Concei, Molina di Ledro and Tiarno di Sotto) in the new municipality of ...
and
Tiarno di Sotto
Tiarno di Sotto was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Concei, Molina di Ledro and Tiarno di Sopra) in the new municipali ...
.
History
The municipality was created after a
referendum
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, called on November 30, 2008, in all the 6 ''comuni'' of the
Ledro Valley
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 Sop ...
.
Geography
The municipality counts the civil parishes (''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as ...
'') of
Bezzecca
Bezzecca was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Pieve di Ledro, Concei, Molina di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto) in the new municipality ...
, Biacesa,
Concei
Concei was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Molina di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto) in the new municipality of ...
, Enguiso, Legos, Lenzumo, Locca, Mezzolago,
Molina di Ledro
Molina di Ledro was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Concei, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto) in the new municipality o ...
,
Pieve di Ledro
Pieve di Ledro was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Bezzecca, Concei, Molina di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto) in the new municipality of ...
(the municipal seat), Pré di Ledro,
Tiarno di Sopra
Tiarno di Sopra was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010, it merged (with Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Concei, Molina di Ledro and Tiarno di Sotto) in the new municipality of ...
,
Tiarno di Sotto
Tiarno di Sotto was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Concei, Molina di Ledro and Tiarno di Sopra) in the new municipali ...
.
Ledro borders with the municipalities of
Bleggio Superiore
Bleggio Superiore (''Blécc de Sóra'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about west of Trento.
Bleggio Superiore borders the following municipali ...
,
Bondone
Bondone (''Bondù'', in local dialect) is a ''comune'' located about southwest of Trento in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, on the border with Lombardy. It is As of 31 December 2004, it had a population o ...
,
Cimego
Cimego (german: Zimeck) is a former ''comune'', now a frazione of Borgo Chiese in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about southwest of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 418 and an ...
,
Condino
Condino (german: Kunden) is a former ''comune'', now a frazione of Borgo Chiese in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about southwest of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,507 and ...
,
Fiavè,
Limone sul Garda
Limone sul Garda ( Gardesano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy (northern Italy), at the western bank of Lake Garda.
History
Despite the presence of famous cultivations of lemons (the meaning of in Italian), the ...
(
BS),
Magasa Magasa may refer to places in:
;Greece
* Magasa, Crete
Magasa ( el, Μαγκασά) is a Neolithic settlement on the eastern part of the island of Crete in present-day Greece. Magasa is notable as a Neolithic Cretan settlement for some use of lar ...
(BS),
Nago-Torbole,
Riva del Garda
Riva del Garda (''Rìva'' in local dialect) is a town and ''comune'' in the northern Italian province of Trento of the Trentino Alto Adige region. It is also known simply as ''Riva'' and is located at the northern tip of Lake Garda.
History
Riv ...
,
Pieve di Bono
Pieve di Bono (german: Bauner Pleif) is a ''frazione'' of the commune of Pieve di Bono-Prezzo, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, northern Italy, located about southwest of Trento
Trento ( or ; Ladin and lmo, Trent; german: Trient ; cim, ...
,
Storo
Storo (''Stòr'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about southwest of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,554 and an area of .Al ...
,
Tenno
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,
Tione di Trento
Tione di Trento (german: Taun, ''Teyen'' or ''Tillen'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about west of Trento.
Tione di Trento borders the following municipalitie ...
,
Tremosine
Tremosine sul Garda (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the Italian province of Brescia, in Lombardy, near Lake Garda. It is divided into 18 ''frazioni''; Pieve is the frazione which has the town hall. Vesio is the biggest one. Campione is a frazion ...
(BS) and
Zuclo Zuclo was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about west of Trento. It was merged with Bolbeno
Bolbeno (german: Bulben, in local dialect: ''Bolbén'') was a ''comune'' (mun ...
.
Main sights
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Lake Ledro
Lago di Ledro is a lake in Trentino, northern Italy. The lake is at an elevation of , and its surface area is .
Lake Ledro is reputed to be one of the cleanest lakes in Trentino, and during the summer it reaches a temperature of , attracting touri ...
, not too far from the
Lake Garda
Lake Garda ( it, Lago di Garda or ; lmo, label=Eastern Lombard, Lach de Garda; vec, Ƚago de Garda; la, Benacus; grc, Βήνακος) is the largest lake in Italy.
It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...
*
Giardino Botanico Preistorico di Molina di Ledro
The Giardino Botanico Preistorico di Molina di Ledro is a botanical garden on the grounds of the Museo delle Palafitte del Lago di Ledro, located in Val di Ledro near Lake Garda at Via Lungolago, 1, Molina di Ledro, Trentino, Italy. It is open da ...
, a
botanical garden
A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...
of
Bronze Age
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food plants
Personalities
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Andrea Maffei
Andrea Maffei (1798 – 1885) was an Italian poet, translator and librettist. He was born in Molina di Ledro, Trentino. A follower of Vincenzo Monti, he formed part of the 19th-century Italian classicist literary culture. Gaining laurea in juris ...
Twin municipalities
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Müllheim
Müllheim (High Alemannic: ''Mille'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It belongs to the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. Müllheim is generally considered to be the center of the region known as Markgräflerland.
History
O ...
,
Germany
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*
Buštěhrad
Buštěhrad () is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants.
Etymology
The settlement was originally named Buščeves, which was derived from ''Buškova ves'' (i.e. "Bušek's vil ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
*
Doksy,
Czech Republic
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*
Chyňava
Chyňava is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Lhotka u Berouna, Libečov, Malé Přílepy and Podkozí are administr ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
*
Milín,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
*
Nový Knín
Nový Knín is a town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Administrative parts
V ...
,
Czech Republic
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*
Příbram
Příbram (; german: Freiberg in Böhmen, ''Przibram'', or ''Pribram'', in 1939–1945 ''Pibrans'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its mining history, and more ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
*
Ptice
Ptice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Twin towns – sister cities
Ptice is twinned with:
* Ledro
Ledro (in local dialect: ''Léder'') is ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
*
Všeň,
Czech Republic
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Pact of partnership on the city web of Nový Knín
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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
Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are a series of prehistoric pile dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from about 5000 to 500 BC on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands. In 2011, 111 sites located various ...
UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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.[UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps]
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References
External links
Ledro official municipal website
* Coat of arms of the new municipality
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