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 ...

'' (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 regio ...

in northern Italy. It was created on January 1, 2010, by the union of the former ''comuni'' of Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca,

Concei Concei was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol it, Trentino (man) it, Trentina (woman) or it, Altoatesino (man) it, Altoatesina (woman) or it, Sudtirolesegerman: Südtiroler (man)german ...

, Molina di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto.

History

The municipality was created after a

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, called on November 30, 2008, in all the 6 ''comuni'' of the Ledro Valley.

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 era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...

'') of Bezzecca, Biacesa,

, 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,

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, Fiavè, Limone sul Garda ( BS),

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(BS), Nago-Torbole,

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, Pieve di Bono,

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(BS) and Zuclo.

Main sights

* Lake Ledro, 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, a

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food plants

Personalities

* Andrea Maffei

Twin municipalities

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* Buštěhrad,

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* Nový Knín,

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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 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. I ...

World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...

.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 {{TrentinoAltoAdige-geo-stub