Tione di Trento

Tione di Trento (Trentino: Tiòn; Local dialect: Tió) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Trento.

Tione di Trento
Comune
Comune di Tione di Trento
Tione di Trento - church
Location of Tione di Trento
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Coordinates: 46°2′N 10°44′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	Trentino (TN)
Frazioni	Saone
Government
• Mayor	Eugenio Antolini
Area [1]
• Total	33.45 km2 (12.92 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (31 December 2015)[2]
• Total	3,635
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym	Tionesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	38079
Dialing code	0465
Website	Official website

Tione di Trento borders the following, municipalities: Ragoli, Villa Rendena, Preore, Comano Terme, Bleggio Superiore, Bondo, Bolbeno, Breguzzo, Zuclo, Roncone, Lardaro, Ledro and Pieve di Bono.

It is a centre for production of candles.

History

Until 1918, Tione was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name, one of the 21 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in the Tyrol province.^[3] A post-office was opened in 1851.^[4]

Notable persons

• Francesca Gino, disgraced Italian-American behavioral scientist