Lavarone

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Lavarone

Location of Lavarone in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Trento (TN)
Mayor Aldo Marzari
Elevation 1,100 m (3,609 ft)
Area 26.3 km² (10 sq mi)
Population (as of Dec. 2004)
 - Total 1,109
 - Density 42/km² (109/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°56′N, 11°16′E
Gentilic Lavaronesi
Dialing code 0464
Postal code 38040
Frazioni Chiesa, Cappella, Gionghi, Masetti, Villanova, Longhi, Magrè, Slaghenaufi, Masi di Sotto, Bertoldi, Nicolussi, Piccoli, Oseli, Gasperi, Lanzino, Albertini, Rocchetti, Malga Laghetto, Stengheli, Azzolini, Lenzi
Patron San Floriano
Website: www.lavarone.com

Lavarone is a comune (municipality) in the province of Trento in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 20 km southeast of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,109 and an area of 26.3 km².[1]

The municipality of Lavarone contains the frazioni (subdivisions): Chiesa, Cappella, Gionghi, Masetti, Villanova, Longhi, Magrè, Slaghenaufi, Masi di Sotto, Bertoldi, Nicolussi, Piccoli, Oseli, Gasperi, Lanzino, Albertini, Rocchetti, Malga Laghetto, Stengheli, Azzolini and Lenzi.

Lavarone borders the following municipalities: Caldonazzo, Luserna, Folgaria, Pedemonte, Levico Terme and Lastebasse.

Until the beginning of the twentieth century the people of Lavarone spoke Cimbrian, an ancient German dialect.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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