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Molveno
Trentino-Alto Adigevillage
Molveno
Total population
1,102
Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Molveno is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Trento. It is famous for its positioning on Lake Molveno as a holiday destination, its proximity to the Brenta Dolomites and its connection to the National Park Adamello Brenta.
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History
The area of Molveno is known to have been settled since the Neolithic age. Due to its strategic position at the entrance of the Brenta-Paganella plateau, it was contended between the Bishops of Trento, the counts of Tyrol and the counts of Flavon. From 1802 to 1805 the Austrians had a series of fortification built on the lake to halt the French troops.
Geography
Molveno is located at the northern end of a long lake (Lago di Molveno), at the foot of the Brenta Group and the Paganella mountain. The Lake of Molveno, formed by a landslide about 4000 years ago, is the second largest in Trentino-Alto Adige, . It has a maximum depth of . It's famous for its diverse fish species, including trout, arctic char and perch. Molveno borders the following municipalities: Andalo, Cavedago, Ragoli, San Lorenzo in Banale, Spormaggiore, Terlago, Tuenno and Vezzano.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
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Wildlife & biodiversity
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Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Trentino-Alto Adige
- Covelo4 mi away · pop. 361
- Monte Terlago4.2 mi away · pop. 400
- Cavedago4.4 mi away · pop. 455
- Vallene4.5 mi away · pop. 263
- Padergnone5.7 mi away · pop. 714
- Nave San Felice7.2 mi away · pop. 446
- Gardolo7.4 mi away
- Lover7.9 mi away
- Sorni8 mi away
- Pergolese8 mi away · pop. 382
- Stenico8.1 mi away · pop. 1,061
- Vigo Meano8.2 mi away · pop. 871
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Official Identifiers
ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics
- ISTAT code
- 022120
- Province
- Trento (TN)
- Region
- Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- NUTS3 (2024)
- ITH20
- Codice catastale
- F307
Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
- • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)