Lavarone

      Lavarone
      —  Comune  —
      Comune di Lavarone
      Lavarone is located in Italy
      Lavarone
      Location of Lavarone in Italy
      Coordinates: 45°56′N 11°16′E / 45.933°N 11.267°E / 45.933; 11.267Coordinates: 45°56′N 11°16′E / 45.933°N 11.267°E / 45.933; 11.267
      Country Italy
      Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
      Province Trentino (TN)
      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
      Government
       • Mayor Aldo Marzari
      Area
       • Total 26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
      Elevation 1,100 m (3,600 ft)
      Population (Dec. 2004)
       • Total 1,109
       • Density Bad rounding here42/km2 (Bad rounding here110/sq mi)
      Demonym Lavaronesi
      Time zone CET (UTC+1)
       • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
      Postal code 38040
      Dialing code 0464
      Patron saint San Floriano
      Website Official website

      Lavarone (Cimbrian: Lavròu, German: Lafraun) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern 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.

      Demographic evolution

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      References

      1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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      Last modified on 21 February 2013, at 18:38