Mezzocorona

Mezzocorona
—  Comune  —
Comune di Mezzocorona
Coat of arms
Mezzocorona Location of Mezzocorona in Italy
Coordinates: 46°13′N 11°7′E / 46.217°N 11.117°E / 46.217; 11.117
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	Trentino (TN)
Government
- Mayor	Mauro Fiamozzi
Area
- Total	25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (656 ft)
Population (31 August 2007)
- Total	4,938
- Density	197.5/km2 (511.6/sq mi)
Demonym	Mezzocoronesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	38016
Dialing code	0461
Patron saint	Saint Gothard
Website	Official website

Mezzocorona (German: Kronmetz), until 1902 Mezzotedesco (German: Deutschmetz) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 15 km north of the city of Trento.

Mezzocorona borders the following municipalities: Mezzolombardo, Ton, Roverè della Luna, San Michele all'Adige and Nave San Rocco.

The name was derived from mezzo (means middle or in between) and corona (means crown, related to nearby castle), Mezzolombardo (mezzo-lombardo) was part of the area but split into two in 1194. Another explaination was mezzo came from local dialect, which mez means wet. In the old name Mezzotedesco, tedesco means German, while lombardo refer to Lombardy; in German Deutschmetz means German metz while Mezzolombardo's German name Welschmetz means Celtic metz.

External links

• Official website (Italian)