Frassilongo

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Frassilongo

Location of Frassilongo in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Trento (TN)
Area 16.7 km² (6 sq mi)
Population (as of Dec. 2004)
 - Total 354
 - Density 21/km² (54/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 46°5′N, 11°18′E
Gentilic
Dialing code 0461
Postal code 38050

Frassilongo (Mocheno: Garait; German: Gereut) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Trento in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 14 km east of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 354 and an area of 16.7 km².[1]

Frassilongo borders the following municipalities: Sant'Orsola Terme, Fierozzo, Roncegno, Vignola-Falesina, Pergine Valsugana, Novaledo and Levico Terme.

In the census of 2001, 340 people out of 357 (95,24%) declared themselves members of the Mòcheno linguistic group. Other sources state that Mòcheno is spoken as every-day language by the whole population of Roveda/Eichleit (which belongs to the municipality), but only by a small minority in the village of Frassilongo itself.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ "Bersntol" website, http://www.kib.it/pag_cms/articolo.asp?IDcms=477