Deutschnofen
Deutschnofen | |
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| Gemeinde Deutschnofen Comune di Nova Ponente | |
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Location of Deutschnofen  | |
  Deutschnofen Location of Deutschnofen in Italy  Deutschnofen Deutschnofen (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates:46°25′N11°26′E/ 46.417°N 11.433°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol(BZ) |
| Frazioni | Petersberg(Monte San Pietro),Sankt Nikolaus/Eggen(San Nicolò d'Ega) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernhard Daum |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.49 km2(43.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,357 m (4,452 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,011 |
| • Density | 36/km2(92/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | German:Deutschnofner Italian:di Nova Ponente |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 39050 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Deutschnofen(German pronunciation:[ˌdɔʏtʃn̩ˈoːfn̩];Italian:Nova Ponente[ˈnɔːvapoˈnɛnte]) is acomune(municipality) in the province ofSouth Tyrolinnorthern Italy,located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the city ofBolzano.
Deutschnofen borders the following municipalities:Aldein,Bolzano,Bronzolo,Karneid,Laives,Welschnofen,and municipalities ofPredazzo,TeseroandVarenainTrentino.
The municipality of Deutschnofen contains thefrazioni(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets)Petersberg(Italian:Monte San Pietro),Eggen(Italian:San Nicolò d'Ega),Rauth(Novale) andObereggen,a small tourist village located on the foot of theLatemar,with some 900 inhabitants.
TheA22 motorwayis located 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the village. Deutschnofen shares 7 km of the frontier withTrentino.TheBrantentalvalley connects it withLaives.
Coat-of-arms[edit]
The coat of arms isparty per fessofargentandgulescrossed, from edge to edge, from a knottysablebranch. The color argent symbolizes the deposits of dolomite and the gules ones those ofporphyry;the branch represents the woodiness of the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[3]
Linguistic distribution[edit]
According to the 2011 census, 97.42% of the population speakGerman,2.33% Italian and 0.25%Ladinas first language.[4]
| Language | 2001[5] | 2011[4] |
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| German | 97.10% | 97.42% |
| Italian | 2.51% | 2.33% |
| Ladin | 0.39% | 0.25% |
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.
- ^"Heraldry of the World: Deutschofen".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-08-01.Retrieved2011-05-17.
- ^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)
- Obereggen Official Website
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