Molveno

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Molveno is a comune (municipality) in the province of Trento in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 15 km northwest of Trento. Molveno is sited at the northern end of a 4 km long lake (Lago di Molveno), at the feet of the Brenta Group and the Paganella mountain.

The Lake of Molveno, formed by an avalanche some 4,000 years ago, is the second largest in Trentino/Südtirol (3.3 km²). It has a maximum depth of 123 m.

Molveno borders the following municipalities: Andalo, Cavedago, Ragoli, San Lorenzo in Banale, Spormaggiore, Terlago, Tuenno and Vezzano.

It has a population of 1,125.

The area of Molveno is known to have been settled since the Neolithic age. Due to its strategic position at the entrance of the Brenta-Paganella plateau, it was contended between the Bishops of Trento, the counts of Tyrol and the counts of Flavon.

From 1802 to 1805 the Austrians had a series of fortifications built on the lake to halt the French troops.