Lavarone

Lavarone Lafraun
Comune
Comune di Lavarone

Coat of arms
Lavarone Lafraun
Location of Lavarone Lafraun 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-Südtirol
Province Trentino (TN)
Frazioni Chiesa, Cappella, Gionghi, Masetti, Villanova, Longhi, Magrè, Slaghenaufi, Bertoldi, Nicolussi, Piccoli, Oseli, Gasperi, Lanzino, Albertini, Rocchetti, Malga Laghetto, Stengheli, Azzolini, Masi di Sotto
Government
 • Mayor Isacco Corradi
Area
 • Total 26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Elevation 1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
 • Total 1,109
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Lavaronesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 38040
Dialing code 0464
Patron saint San Floriano
Website Official website

Lavarone (German: Lafraun, Cimbrian: Lavròu) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Südtirol Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,109 and an area of 26.3 square kilometres (10.2 sq mi).[1]

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

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

Until the beginning of the 20th century the people of Lavarone spoke Cimbrian, an ancient German Bavarian dialect.

Demographic evolution

References

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

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