Tésero (Tiézer in local dialect) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the Val di Fiemme about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Trento.
Tesero | |
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| Comune di Tesero | |
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Location of Tesero  | |
  Tesero Location of Tesero in Italy  Tesero Tesero (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′N 11°31′E / 46.283°N 11.517°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | Trentino (TN) |
| Frazioni | Lago, Stava, Alpe di Pampeago |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elena Ceschini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.55 km2 (19.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (31 October 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,934 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Teserani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 38038 |
| Dialing code | 0462 |
| Patron saint | Elisha |
| Saint day | 14 June |
| Website | Official website |
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The municipality of Tesero contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Lago, Stava and Alpe di Pampeago.
Tesero borders the following municipalities: Deutschnofen, Predazzo, Panchià, Cavalese, Pieve Tesino and Ville di Fiemme.
The 1985 Val di Stava dam collapse killed 268 people in Tesero.
Sport
editCross country ski
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In the village of Lago, the Lago di Tesero Cross Country Stadium hosts winter events (cross-country ski, biathlon, ice rink games). The stadium was a sport venue of three editions of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1991, 2003, and 2013), 2013 Winter Universiade, and many events of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup. Every year it hosts the Mickey Mouse Trophy of Cross-country ski (Trofeo Topolino di sci di fondo), and the Marcialonga passes through.
Other cross-country ski tracks are located in Pampeago and Lavazè Pass.
Alpine ski
editSki Center Latemar at Pampeago offers 48 kilometres (30 mi) of slopes.
Cycling
editThe Giro d'Italia ended five stages at Pampeago Pass in 1998, 1999, 2003, 2008, and 2012.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
