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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.
History
The municipality was created after a referendum, called on November 30, 2008, in all the 6 comuni of the Ledro Valley.
Geography
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.
Main 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
Personalities
Andrea Maffei
Twin municipalities
Müllheim, Germany
Buštěhrad, Czech Republic
Doksy, Czech Republic
Chyňava, Czech Republic
Milín, Czech Republic
Nový Knín, Czech Republic
Příbram, Czech Republic
Ptice, Czech Republic
Všeň, Czech Republic
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 UNESCO World Heritage Site.
References
External links
Media related to Ledro at Wikimedia Commons
(in Italian) Ledro official municipal website
Coat of arms of the new municipality