Auer, South Tyrol
Auer | |
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Marktgemeinde Auer Comune di Ora | |
Coordinates:46°21′N11°18′E/ 46.350°N 11.300°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province | South Tyrol(BZ) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Martin Feichter |
Area | |
• Total | 11.8 km2(4.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
Population (Dec. 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 3,648 |
• Density | 310/km2(800/sq mi) |
Demonyms | German: Auer Italian: orensi |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Postal code | 39040 |
Dialing code | 0471 |
Website | Official website |
Auer(German pronunciation:[ˈaʊ̯ɐ];Italian:Ora[ˈɔːra]) is acomune(municipality) and a village inSouth Tyrolin northernItaly,located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the city ofBolzano.
Geography[edit]
As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 3,648 and an area of 11.8 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi).[3]
Auer borders the following municipalities:Aldein,Bronzolo,MontanandVadena.
History[edit]
The name of the settlement is firstly mentioned in a deed of 1190 written in Latin which namesConradinus de Aura,a servant of the Enn noblemen.[4]
The village of Auer emerged as an association of people as early as the 15th century, as a corresponding document from 1463 attests with the explicit naming of the "comunitas ville Awer"– thecommunityof the village of Auer – and itsRiegler(land managers).[5]
In 2022, twoStolpersteinehave been laid for Martin Krebs and Ida Kaufmann, both local victims of theHolocaustduring theOperationszone Alpenvorlandperiod of 1943/44.[6]
Coat of arms[edit]
The shield isparty per fessofargentandguleswith anazurechiefwith arampant lion.It is the emblem of the familyKhuenwho took possession of the site, from 1397 until 1690, when they were then elevated to the Imperial Counts. On the azure chief two crossed or keys are represented as a remembrance of the insignia of St. Peter, to whom the parish church is dedicated. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[7]
Society[edit]
Linguistic distribution[edit]
According to the 2011 census, 69.74% of the population speakGerman,29.59%Italianand 0.67%Ladinas first language.[8]
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Demographic evolution[edit]
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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.
- ^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.
- ^Franz Huter 1939).Tiroler Urkundenbuch. I. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des deutschen Etschlandes und des Vintschgaus. Band 1.Hrsg. vom Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. p. 252, no. 458.
- ^Hannes Obermair (2008).Bozen Süd – Bolzano Nord. Schriftlichkeit und urkundliche Überlieferung der Stadt Bozen bis 1500.Vol. 2. Bozen-Bolzano: Stadtgemeinde Bozen. p. 130, no. 1089a.ISBN978-88-901870-1-8.
- ^Bildungsausschuss Auer,January 12, 2022.
- ^Heraldry of the World: Auer
- ^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]
Media related toAuer, South Tyrolat Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian)Homepage of the municipality