Predazzo | ||
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Comune | ||
Comune di Predazzo | ||
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Location of Predazzo in Italy | ||
Coordinates: 46°19′N 11°36′E / 46.317°N 11.600°ECoordinates: 46°19′N 11°36′E / 46.317°N 11.600°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
Province / Metropolitan city | Trentino (TN) | |
Frazioni | Bellamonte, Fòl, Mezzavalle, Paneveggio, Coste and Zaluna | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Maria Bosin | |
Area | ||
• Total | 109.9 km2 (42.4 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 1,018 m (3,340 ft) | |
Population (2014 ) | ||
• Total | 4,562 (M 2,217 and F 2,345) | |
Demonym(s) | Predazzani | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 38037 | |
Dialing code | 0462 | |
Patron saint | St. Philip and St. James | |
Saint day | July 25 | |
Website | Official website |
Predazzo (Italian pronunciation: [preˈdaːttso], literally big meadow) is an Italian village of 4,562 (M 2,217 and F 2,345) inhabitants in the province of Trento. Located in northern Italian is part of the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region. Predazzo is located about 58 kilometres northeast of Trentoin Val di Fiemme. It is one of the main centers of Val di Fiemme (the other is Cavalese) and it is also the most populous and widespread of the Val di Fiemme, thanks to a particularly favorable geography. It is an important road junction and trade between the valleys of Fiemme and Fassa and the area of Primiero. Predazzo is the most populous of the Valleys dell'Avisio, as well as the seventeenth most populated municipality of the Province of Trento. The territory of the municipality of Predazzo was greatly enlarged with its 109.84 km square, it is the ninth largest municipality by area in the province of Trento (although the eastern borders do not follow the lie of the land: for the border of the area Primiero not located at the watershed of the Passo Rolle, but more than six kilometers below, just above the town Paneveggio). However, for historical reasons, Predazzo is not the capital of the Val di Fiemme (also for its off-center) and the population is dependent on other town in the Val di Fiemme for many services.
Predazzo borders with the following municipalities: Moena, Tesero, Panchià, Ziano di Fiemme, Siror, Canal San Bovo, Nova Levante (BZ) and Nova Ponente (BZ). Located at the confluence of the river Travignolo from the Dolomite Group of the Pale di San Martino, in the river Avisio, from the top of the Marmolada, it is the most upstream of the Val di Fiemme. On the road from the town to Passo Rolle, there is the Forte Dossaccio, Austrian fortification of First World War. The city of Predazzo is part of: Natural park, Parco Naturale Paneveggio - Pale di San Martino, Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme and Comprensorio della Valle di Fiemme (C1).
For the weather in Predazzo see Stazione meteorologica di Predazzo.