Innichen
Innichen | |
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| Marktgemeinde Innichen Comune di San Candido Comun da Sanciana | |
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Location of Innichen  | |
  Innichen Location of Innichen in South Tyrol  Innichen Innichen (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates:46°44′N12°17′E/ 46.733°N 12.283°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol(BZ) |
| Frazioni | Innichberg (Monte San Candido), Obervierschach (Versciaco di Sopra), Untervierschach (Versciaco di Sotto), Winnebach (Prato alla Drava) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Klaus Rainer (SVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.1 km2(30.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,175 m (3,855 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,175 |
| • Density | 40/km2(100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Innichner Italian: di San Candido |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 39038 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Patron saint | Saint Candide, Saint Korbinian |
| Website | Official website |
Innichen(German:[ˈɪnɪçn̩];Italian:San Candido[saŋˈkandido];Ladin:Sanciana) is a municipality and a village inSouth Tyrolin northernItaly.
It is located in thePuster Valleyon theDrava River,on Italy's border withAustria.It hosts Italy’s International Snow Sculpture Festival each year.[3]
Innichen is renowned for its ski resorts, and it includes the natural park ofDrei Zinnen–Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
Geography[edit]
Innichen borders the municipalities ofToblach,Innervillgraten(Austria),Sexten,andSillian(Austria).
History[edit]
Innichen is home to theInnichen Abbey,founded in the late 8th century (769) byduke Tassilo III of Bavaria,belonging to thePrince-Bishopric of Freising.[4]The abbey itself was disestablished in 1785, while the surrounding estates were acquired by theCounty of Tyrolafter theMediatisationof 1803 (Reichsdeputationshauptschluss). According to theterms of the Treaty of Saint-Germain,Innichen became part of the thenKingdom of Italyin 1919. Innichen is still the site of aFranciscanmonastery founded in 1691.
Coat-of-arms[edit]
The emblem shows anargenttower with the Ghibellinemerlonon two levels, with the portaland theportcullis;above the door a coat of arms showing the head of a Moor, crowned with anordiadem onazure.The tower has settled onvertcountryside andgules.This kind of representation points out that the site was once under the rule of the Bishops ofFreisingowners of a large area in the region from 769 to 1803. The coat of arms was granted by KingAlbert I of Germanyin 1303.[5]
Linguistic distribution[edit]
According to the 2011 census, 85.06% of the population spokeGerman,14.64% Italian and 0.30%Ladinas their first language.[6]
Twin towns[edit]
Innichen istwinnedwith:
Freising,Germany, since 1969
People[edit]
- Hans Glauber (1933–2008), sociologist
- Beatrice Borromeo(born 1985), journalist
- Daniel Glira(born 1994), ice hockey player
- Jannik Sinner(born 2001), tennis player
Media[edit]
The Italian television seriesUn passo dal cielowas partially set in Innichen.
Transports[edit]
TheInnichen railway stationis one of the border stations between Italy and Austria.
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.
- ^Luxe Adventure Traveller.2016. Art:Italy’s International Snow Sculpture Festival,by Jennifer Dombrowski
- ^Martin Bitschnau; Hannes Obermair (2009).Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals. Vol. 1: Bis zum Jahr 1140.Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. pp. 30–1 no. 50.ISBN978-3-7030-0469-8.
- ^Heraldry of the World: Innichen
- ^"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]
- Official website(in German and Italian)
Media related toInnichenat Wikimedia Commons
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