Aldein
Aldein | |
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| Gemeinde Aldein Comune di Aldino | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Aldein  | |
  Aldein Location of Aldein in Italy  Aldein Aldein (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates:46°22′N11°21′E/ 46.367°N 11.350°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol(BZ) |
| Frazioni | Radein (Redagno) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christoph Matzneller |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.2 km2(24.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,225 m (4,019 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,648 |
| • Density | 26/km2(68/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Italian: di Aldino German: Aldeiner (Natives:Voldeiner) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Aldein(German:[alˈdaɪn];Italian:Aldino[alˈdiːno]) is acomune(municipality) and a village inSouth Tyrolin northernItaly,located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the city ofBolzano.
Aldein borders the following municipalities:Bronzolo,Montan,Deutschnofen,Auer,TrudenandVille di Fiemme.It contains thefrazione(subdivision) Radein (Redagno).
History[edit]
A settlement calledAldinumis mentioned for the first time in 1177, in 1185 the name appears asAlden.[3]
Coat-of-arms[edit]
The coat of arms is dividedparty per fess;on the top are two quarter-circle,azureonargentbackground that represents theWeisshorn.The lower part shows the argent cross of Saint Andrew shortened that represent the four original hamlets on agulesbackground as the mountain ofporphyrite.The arms were adopted in 1969. [4]
Linguistic distribution[edit]
According to the 2011 census, 98.07% of the population speakGerman,1.74%Italianand 0.19%Ladinas first language.[5]
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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.
- ^Egon Kühebacher (1991),Die Ortsnamen Südtirols und ihre Geschichte,Bozen: Athesia, p. 26
- ^"Heraldry of the World: Aldein".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-08-01.Retrieved2011-04-29.
- ^ab"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.
- ^Oscar Benvenuto (ed.):"South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol,Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10
External links[edit]
- Official website(in German and Italian)
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