Bezzecca was a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in Trentino in the Italian

Italy

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 region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Pieve di Ledro

Pieve di Ledro

Pieve di Ledro was a comune in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged in the new municipality of Ledro, as its municipal seat.-History:On July 18, 1866 the village was the theatre of a battle part of the Third Italian War of Independence...

, Concei

Concei

Concei was a comune in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged in the new municipality of Ledro....

, Molina di Ledro

Molina di Ledro

Molina di Ledro was a comune in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged in the new municipality of Ledro...

, Tiarno di Sopra

Tiarno di Sopra

Tiarno di Sopra was a comune in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged in the new municipality of Ledro....

 and Tiarno di Sotto

Tiarno di Sotto

Tiarno di Sotto was a comune in the Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged in the new municipality of Ledro....

) in the new municipality of Ledro

Ledro

Ledro is an Italian comune in Trentino in northern Italy. It was created on January 1, 2010 by the union of the former comuni of Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Concei, Molina di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto.-History:...

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History

On July 21, 1866 the village was the theatre of a battle part of the Third Italian War of Independence

Third Italian War of Independence

The Third Italian War of Independence was a conflict which paralleled the Austro-Prussian War, and was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austrian Empire.-Background:...

. It was fought after the Battle of Pieve di Ledro.

Geography

Bezzecca, located about 35 km southwest of Trento

Trento

Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...

, bordered with the following municipalities: Concei

Concei

Concei was a comune in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged in the new municipality of Ledro....

, Pieve di Bono

Pieve di Bono

Pieve di Bono is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km southwest of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,391 and an area of 20.9 km²....

, Tiarno di Sotto

Tiarno di Sotto

Tiarno di Sotto was a comune in the Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged in the new municipality of Ledro....

, Pieve di Ledro

Pieve di Ledro

Pieve di Ledro was a comune in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged in the new municipality of Ledro, as its municipal seat.-History:On July 18, 1866 the village was the theatre of a battle part of the Third Italian War of Independence...

, Tiarno di Sopra

Tiarno di Sopra

Tiarno di Sopra was a comune in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged in the new municipality of Ledro....

, and Molina di Ledro

Molina di Ledro

Molina di Ledro was a comune in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged in the new municipality of Ledro...

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Demographic evolution

As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 587 and an area of 17.7 km².

External links

Bezzecca page on Ledro official website

• Coat of arms of Bezzecca