Feldthurns
Feldthurns | |
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| Gemeinde Feldthurns Comune di Velturno | |
 Velthurns Castle | |
Location of Feldthurns  | |
  Feldthurns Location of Feldthurns in Italy  Feldthurns Feldthurns (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates:46°40′N11°36′E/ 46.667°N 11.600°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol(BZ) |
| Frazioni | Garn (Caerne), Schnauders (Snodres), Schrambach (San Pietro Mezzomonte), Tschiffnon (Giovignano) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Konrad Messner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.8 km2(9.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 851 m (2,792 ft) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,740 |
| • Density | 110/km2(290/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Feldthurner Italian: velturnesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 39043 |
| Dialing code | 0472 |
| Patron saint | Maria |
| Website | Official website |
Feldthurns(German pronunciation:[fɛlˈtʊrns];Italian:Velturno[velˈturno]) is acomune(municipality) and a village inSouth Tyrolin northernItalyabout 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast ofBolzano.
Geography[edit]
As of 30 January 2019, it had a population of 2,873 and an area of 24.8 square kilometres (9.6 sq mi).[2]
Feldthurns bordersBrixen,Klausen,VillnößandVahrn.
Frazioni[edit]
The municipality of Feldthurns contains thefrazioni(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Garn (Caerne), Schnauders (Snodres), Schrambach (San Pietro Mezzomonte), Tschiffnon (Giovignano).
History[edit]
Coat-of-arms[edit]
The emblem is party perfess:in the first part it's represented two embattled towers ofgules,the second is checky ofgules.It's thecanting armsused in 1607 in the castle by the Bishops of Brixen and symbolize the German name of the municipality: towers (Thurn) over the fields (Feld). The emblem was granted in 1966.[3]
Notable residents[edit]
Isotopic analysis ofÖtzi the Iceman's tooth enamel suggests that he may have spent his childhood in present-day Feldthurns, circa 3275BCE.[4]
Society[edit]
Linguistic distribution[edit]
According to the 2011 census, 98.33% of the population speakGerman,0.91%Italianand 0.76%Ladinas their first language.[5]
Demographic evolution[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^abAll demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.
- ^"Heraldry of the World: Feldthurns".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-31.Retrieved2011-06-25.
- ^Müller, Wolfgang; Henry Fricke;Alex N. Halliday;Malcolm T. McCulloch; Jo-Anne Wartho (31 October 2003). "Origin and Migration of the Alpine Iceman".Science.302(5646).AAAS:862–866.doi:10.1126/science.1089837.PMID14593178.
- "Who was Ötzi the Iceman?".Mummy Tombs.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-12-17.
- ^"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
Media related toFeldthurnsat Wikimedia Commons
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