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Stenico: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Salita di Tóf 1, Stenico.

Stenico, its castle and the outer Giudicarie

Stenico castle, now a museum, overlooks the village from a rocky spur. Around it lie the Giudicarie Esteriori, an area of uplands and meadows between the Brenta Dolomites and the Sarca valley, with the spa town of Comano Terme close by. Trento and Riva del Garda are both reached by car, though each is a drive you need to allow for.

The population is growing slightly: 1,176 residents in 2023, 3.4% more than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.1 against 45.4 across Trentino, over-65s make up 25.3% and foreign residents 5.9%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

The houses are typical of Trentino mountain villages: stone and timber homes in the old cores, often with converted barns and haylofts, and newer houses on the edges. The climate is zone F, with cold winters, so heating, insulation and the roof matter more than anything else. Where farm buildings have been turned into homes, check that the work was properly authorised.

Earthquakes are not a major concern: Stenico is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification, the same as 147 of the 166 municipalities in Trentino, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.075 g.

Ownership here is recorded in the land book, because Trentino uses the tavolare land registry run by the autonomous province, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps. The report explains this and works from the address for slope, landslides and watercourses.

Key points

  • Stenico castle and the uplands of the outer Giudicarie.
  • Population up 3.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.075 g.
  • Tavolare registry: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Overview

Stenico is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,176 residents, ranked 97 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Stenico is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (147 of 166) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.075 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 3.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Stenico declared an average taxable income of 23,779 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Stenico is in climate zone F, with 3,411 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 666 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Stenico has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.3% of the land in Stenico, compared with 3.1% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Stenico is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Provincia autonoma di Trento in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Stenico.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Stenico: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

For Stenico the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps: the land registry here uses the tavolare (land book) system. The report cannot give a parcel reference, but it still checks risks, services and transport at the address and states this clearly.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 19 inhabited census areas in Stenico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 54.1%
  • good 45.4%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 022182. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.