Lago di Ledro

Ledro Lake (Italian: Lago di Ledro) is a mountain lake in the northern Italian Alps.

Location and size of the lake

The Lago di Ledro is situated on 655 m height between Lake Garda and Lake Idro at the east end of the Palvico - mountain stream (Italian: Rio Palvico ) formed Valle di Ledro. It belongs to the Autonomous Province of Trento. The lake has an area of ​​2.187 km ². The lowest point is 47 m below the water surface.

Villages on the lake

The Lake are three traditionally an agricultural and tourist resorts:

• Molina di Ledro ( on the southeast side of the lake )
• Pieve di Ledro ( on the northwest side of the lake )
• Mezzolago ( between Molina and Pieve )

The places mentioned are districts which was founded on 1 January 2010 Ledro municipality.

Archaeological finds

The Ledrosee has become known by an archaeological discovery: As in 1929, the lake was lowered because of the connection to the power plant in Riva del Garda, discovered driven into the lake bottom piles which later turned out to be the remains of lake dwellings from the Bronze Age, which is about before 3,500 years had been built. Because of the chaos of war and the subsequent economic crisis, the archaeological research could be continued until 1957. Many artefacts were black graves fallen into the hands that had so operated a lucrative trade. What was still left, can be visited in Molina di Ledro today in the Lake Dwelling Museum (Museo delle Palafitte ). Here are to be seen, inter alia, a 4,50 m long and 75 cm wide dugout, a model of the bepfählten Seeabschnittes and faithfully reconstructed lake dwellings.

On 4,000 m² approximately 15,000 piles formed the basis for a village in the lake, for protection against wild animals and to optimize the fishing.

Tourism

Since the 1980s, the lake and surrounding places are accessible to tourists and serve tourists as a holiday and destination. For accommodation, many hotels, apartments and cottages are offered.