Vadena
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Vadena
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Comune di Vadena
Gemeinde Pfatten |
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Coordinates: 46°25′N 11°18′E / 46.417°N 11.300°E / 46.417; 11.300 | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province | South Tyrol |
Frazioni | Piccolongo (Piglon) |
Government
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• Mayor | Elmar Oberhofer |
Area | |
• Total | 13.5 km 2 (5.2 sq mi) |
Elevation
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243 m (797 ft) |
Population
(Nov. 2010)
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• Total | 1,005 |
• Density | 74/km 2 (190/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) |
Italian: vadenesi
German: Pfattner |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+2 ( CEST ) |
Postal code |
39051
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Dialing code | 0471 |
Website | Official website |
Vadena ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈvaːdena] ; German : Pfatten [ˈpfatn̩] ) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy , located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of the city of Bolzano . It is one of only five mainly Italian speaking municipalities in South Tyrol.
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,005 and an area of 13.5 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi) . [3]
Vadena borders the following municipalities: Auer , Bolzano , Bronzolo , Eppan , Kaltern , Laives and Tramin .
Frazioni
The municipality of Vadena contains the frazione (subdivision) Piccolongo (Piglon) and is home to the medieval castle of Laimburg .
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess of argent and vert with a thin fess of argent under the division. In the first part is depicted in a central position, a green mountain with the ruins of a tower, and on each side two highest mountains. In the second part is a thin barry wavy of argent. The emblem symbolizes the geographical position of the municipality: the ruins of the tower represent the Laimburg Castle, the two peaks the Mitterberg , the thin band the motorway A22 and that wavy the river Adige . The coat of arms was granted in 1969. [4]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 61.50% of the population speak Italian , 38.06% German and 0.44% Ladin as first language. [5]
Language | 2001 [6] | 2011 [5] |
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German | 42.40% | 38.06% |
Italian | 57.09% | 61.50% |
Ladin | 0.51% | 0.44% |
Demographic evolution
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/0lkk5xzgnjlstdnu28b81homh1h0pud.png)
References
- ↑ "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 .
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat .
- ↑ Heraldry of the World: Vadena
- 1 2 "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011" . astat info . Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012 . Retrieved 2012-06-14 .
- ↑ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol , Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
External links
- (in Italian and German) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to
Vadena
at Wikimedia Commons
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