Tesero

Tesero
Tesero
Comune
	Comune di Tesero
	Location of Tesero
	Tesero Location of Tesero in Italy Tesero Tesero (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°17′N 11°31′E / 46.283°N 11.517°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	Trentino (TN)
Frazioni	Lago, Stava, Alpe di Pampeago
Government
• Mayor	Elena Ceschini
Area
• Total	50.55 km2 (19.52 sq mi)
Elevation	1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population (31 October 2021)
• Total	2,934
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Teserani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	38038
Dialing code	0462
Patron saint	Elisha
Saint day	14 June
Website	Official 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.

The 1985 Val di Stava dam collapse killed 268 people in Tesero.

Sport

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.

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

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

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.