Dercolo

{{Short description|Human settlement in Campodenno, Trentino, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy}}

Dercolo is a district (frazione) of the municipality (comune) of Campodenno in the autonomous province of Trento, Italy.

History

The toponym Dercolo derives from the Roman mythology of Hercules (Ercole, in the Italian language), who was venerated from the 4th century BC to the 3rd century AD in the Val di Non.{{cite book|authorlink=Alfredo Buonopane|title=Società, economia, religione, in Il Trentino in età romana, Bologna 2000|url=https://www.academia.edu/28525065/Society_economy_and_religion_in_a_town_of_northern_Italy_Tridentum_-_Societ%C3%A0_economia_religione_in_Il_Trentino_in_et%C3%A0_romana_Bologna_2000_pp._133-240|page=176|accessdate=4 April 2017}}

Dercolo became an autonomous community around 1928, the year in which it was joined to Denno.{{cite web|url=http://www.elesh.it/storiacomuni/storia_comune.asp?istat=022837|title=Dercolo - Storia dei Comuni, Variazioni Amministrative dall'Unità d'Italia|accessdate=3 April 2017}}

Monuments and places of interest

Chiesa di Santo Stefano, built in 1479.{{cite web|url=http://www.comune.campodenno.tn.it/Territorio/Visita-Campodenno/Cosa-puoi-visitare/Chiesa-di-Santo-Stefano-a-Dercolo|title=Chiesa di Santo Stefano a Dercolo|accessdate=4 April 2017}}

References

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Category:Cities and towns in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol