Ledro | |
Official Name: | Comune di Ledro |
Coordinates: | 45.8833°N 54°W |
Region: | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province: | Trentino (TN) |
Frazioni: | Bezzecca, Biacesa, Concei, Enguiso, Legos, Lenzumo, Locca, Mezzolago, Molina di Ledro, Pieve di Ledro (seat), Pré di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra, Tiarno di Sotto. |
Mayor: | Brigà Achille |
Area Total Km2: | 154.6 |
Population Total: | 5,300 |
Population As Of: | January 2010 |
Population Demonym: | Ledrensi |
Elevation M: | 660 |
Postal Code: | 38060 |
Area Code: | 0464 |
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.[1]
See also: Battle of Bezzecca. The municipality was created after a referendum, called on November 30, 2008,[2] in all the 6 comuni of the Ledro Valley.
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.
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.[4]