Ledro
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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.
01History
The municipality was created after a referendum, called on November 30, 2008, in all the 6 comuni of the Ledro Valley.
02Geography
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.
03Main 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
04Twin municipalities
05World 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.
Sources and credits
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- Pieve-Bezzecca.JPG by Cadria at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain
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