Neumarkt(German:[ˈnɔʏmarkt],lit. 'New Market';Italian:Egna[ˈeɲɲa]) is acomune(municipality) and a village inSouth Tyrolin northernItaly,located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the city ofBolzano.It is one ofI Borghi più belli d'Italia( "The most beautiful villages of Italy" ).[3]
Neumarkt | |
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| Gemeinde Neumarkt Comune di Egna | |
 View from the south | |
 Location of Neumarkt/Egna in the province of South Tyrol. | |
Location of Neumarkt  | |
  Neumarkt Location of Neumarkt in Italy  Neumarkt Neumarkt (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates:46°19′1″N11°16′1″E/ 46.31694°N 11.26694°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol(BZ) |
| Frazioni | Laag (Laghetti), Mazon (Mazzon), St. Florian (San Floriano), Vill (Villa) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karin Jost (South Tyrolean People's Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23 km2(9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 5,001 |
| • Density | 220/km2(560/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Neumarktner Italian: egnesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 39044 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Saint day | 6 December |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editAs of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,001 and an area of 23 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi).[4]
Neumarkt borders the following municipalities:Kaltern,Kurtatsch,Kurtinig,Margreid,Montan,SalornoandTramin.
Neumarkt is the chief town of theÜberetsch-Unterlanddistrict. It is the main cultural, historical and artistic center with a very nice old town. The agglomeration includes the neighborhoods of Vill,Laagand Mazon. In the entire district Neumarkt is only the third most populated town afterLaivesandEppan,which are agglomerated to the capital city Bolzano.
The town is situated on the plain, elevation 214 metres (702 ft), on the left side of theAdigeriver.
Neumarkt was aRomanvillage on the Claudia Augusta road; it was calledEndidae.[5]The sightseeing include the arcades of the old town, the parish church, the Local Culture Museum and the church of Vill.
Frazioni
editThe municipality of Neumarkt contains thefrazioni(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets)Laag(Laghetti), Mazon (Mazzon), St. Florian (San Floriano) and Vill (Villa).
History
editCoat-of-arms
editThe escutcheon isparty per pale,the left side represents theargentcrescent moon on agulesbackground; in the right side a gules cross, with shortened arms, on an argent background. In a document dated 1395 Albrecht of Austria, brother of DukeRudolf IVofAustriagranted to the village, then calledNewnmarkt,the use of the arms. The emblem was granted in 1967.[6]
Society
editLinguistic distribution
editAccording to the 2011 census, 62.70% of the population speakGerman,36.89%Italianand 0.42%Ladinas first language.[7]
Notable people
edit- Lilli Gruber(born 1957 in Neumarkt), journalist and former politician
Sport
editTheice hockeyteamHC Neumarkt-Egnais based in the town.
Further reading
edit- Josef Fontana (1993).Neumarkt 1848–1970: ein Beitrag zur Zeitgeschichte des Unterlandes.Bozen: Athesia 1993,ISBN88-7014-732-0.
- Hannes Obermair (1993).Die Urkunden des Dekanatsarchives Neumarkt (Südtirol) 1297–1841.(= Schlern-Schriften 289). Innsbruck: Wagner 1993,ISBN3-7030-0261-1.
- Helmut Gritsch (1997).Neumarkt an der Etsch – Vergangenheit und Gegenwart.Hrsg. vom Verein für die Ortspflege Neumarkt, Neumarkt 1997 (online).
- Martin Lercher (2005).Die Kirchen von Neumarkt.Pluristamp, Bozen 2005.
References
edit- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Trentino Alto Adige"(in Italian).Retrieved31 July2023.
- ^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.
- ^Gritsch (1997).Neumarkt an der Etsch – Vergangenheit und Gegenwart,pp. 73 s.
- ^Heraldry of the World: Neumarkt
- ^"Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011".Astat Info(38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012.Retrieved2012-06-14.
External links
edit- (in German and Italian)Homepage of the municipality
- Neumarkt Tourist Information
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