Tesero

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

46°17′N 11°31′E / 46.283°N 11.517°E / 46.283; 11.517CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceTrentino (TN)FrazioniLago, Stava, Alpe di PampeagoGovernment • MayorElena CeschiniArea • Total50.55 km² (19.52 sq mi)Elevation1,000 m (3,000 ft)Population • Total2,934 • Density58/km² (150/sq mi)DemonymTeseraniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code0462Patron saintElishaSaint day14 JuneWebsiteOfficial website

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.

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

Cross country ski

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

Ski Center Latemar at Pampeago offers 48 kilometres (30 mi) of slopes.

Cycling

The Giro d'Italia ended five stages at Pampeago Pass in 1998, 1999, 2003, 2008, and 2012.

See also

• Lago di Tesero Cross Country Stadium

References