Tione di Trento explained

Tione di Trento
Official Name:Comune di Tione di Trento
Coordinates:46.0333°N 54°W
Region:Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province:Trentino (TN)
Frazioni:Saone
Mayor:Eugenio Antolini
Area Total Km2:33.45
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3635
Population As Of:31 December 2015
Population Demonym:Tionesi
Elevation M:600
Postal Code:38079
Area Code:0465

Tione di Trento (label=[[Trentino#Languages|Trentino]]|Tiòn; Local dialect: Tió) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30km (20miles) west of Trento. Tione di Trento borders the following municipalities: Ragoli, Villa Rendena, Preore, Comano Terme, Bleggio Superiore, Bondo, Bolbeno, Breguzzo, Zuclo, Roncone, Lardaro, Ledro and Pieve di Bono.

It is a centre for production of candles.

History

Until 1918, Tione was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name, one of the 21 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in the Tyrol province.[2] A post-office was opened in 1851.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  3. Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin Mueller, 1961.