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

Vicentine Alps The Vicentine Alps (; , ''Vicentiner Alpen'' or ''Vizentiner Voralpen'') are a mountain range of the Eastern Alps in Trentino and the provinces of Province of Verona, Verona and Province of Vicenza, Vicenza. The mountains were named after the ci ...

, in

northeastern Italy Northeast Italy ( or just ) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency. Northeast encompasses four of the co ...

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

province of Trento Trentino (), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento (; ; ), is an autonomous province of Italy in the country's far north. Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region under the c ...

, close to the

province of Vicenza The province of Vicenza (; ) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza. The province has an area of 2,722.53 km2, and a total population of 865,082 (as of 2017). There are 113 ''comuni'' (municipalities) in th ...

, just north of the Gruppo della Carega. It is part of the mountain range that divides the

Vallarsa Vallarsa (Cimbrian language, Cimbrian: ''Brandtal'') is a ''Communes of Trentino, comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italy, Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about south of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it h ...

from the

Lagarina Valley Lagarina Valley (, ) 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 of Verona. The largest town is ...

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

Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe#Before World War I, Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military ...

, especially during the

battle of Asiago The Südtirol Offensive, also known as the Battle of Asiago or Battle of the Plateaux (in Italian: Battaglia degli Altipiani), wrongly nicknamed ''Strafexpedition'' "Punitive expedition" (this name has no reference in official Austrian document ...

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

open-air museum An open-air museum is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts outdoors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum. Definition Open air is "the unconfined atmosphere ... outside buildings" ...

. 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

Milan Metro Line 4 Line 4 is an underground rapid transit line in Milan, Italy, part of the Milan Metro. The line is long with 21 stations. The line was opened in stages between 2022 and 2024. It features automatic driverless trains and is designed for a capac ...

. 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 fronti ...

, 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

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