Coni Zugna, also known as Monte Zugna, is a mountain in the

Vicentine Alps The Vicentine Alps ( it, Prealpi Vicentine; german: Vizentiner Alpen, ''Vicentiner Alpen'' or ''Vizentiner Voralpen'') are a mountain range of the Eastern Alps in Trentino and the provinces of Verona and Vicenza. The mountains were named after t ...

, in

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. It has an elevation of 1,865 metres and is located near the southern border of the

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, close to the

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, just north of the

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. It is part of the mountain range that divides the

Vallarsa Vallarsa (Cimbrian: ''Brandtal'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about south of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,409 and an area of .All de ...

from the

Lagarina Valley Lagarina Valley ( it, Vallagarina, german: Lagertal) is a valley in northern Italy, used to define the lower mountain course of the Adige River. It is mostly included in the province of Trentino, with the lower section being part of the province ...

Before the

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the mountain was located in Austro-Hungarian territory, and the Austro-Hungarian authorities planned to build a fort on it, but work never started due to the outbreak of the war. During the war, the mountain was bitterly contested between

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and

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, especially during the

battle of Asiago The Battle of Asiago (Battle of the Plateaux) or the Südtirol Offensive (in Italian: Battaglia degli Altipiani), nicknamed ''Strafexpedition'' ("Punitive expedition") by the Italians, was a major counteroffensive launched by the Austro-Hungari ...

in May and June 1916. Remains from the war are now part of the ''Parco della Pace'' (Peace Park), an

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. In commemoration of the fighting during World War I, streets in many Italian cities bear the name of Coni Zugna, as does one of the stations of the

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. An

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, managed by the Civic Museum of

Rovereto Rovereto (; "wood of sessile oaks"; locally: ''Roveredo'') is a city and ''comune'' in Trentino in northern Italy, located in the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River. History Rovereto was an ancient fortress town standing at the frontier b ...

, is located on the mountain at a height of 1,620 meters. A

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, also called Coni Zugna, is located at 1,610 meters.Monte Zugna
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References

{{reflist Mountains of Trentino Vicentine Alps Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Italy Military history of Italy during World War I