Karneid
Karneid | |
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| Gemeinde Karneid Comune di Cornedo all'Isarco | |
 Karneid Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Karneid  | |
  Karneid Location of Karneid in Italy  Karneid Karneid (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates:46°29′24″N11°24′26″E/ 46.49000°N 11.40722°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol(BZ) |
| Frazioni | Blumau (Prato all'Isarco), Breien (Briè), Kardaun (Cardano), Steinegg (Collepietra), Gummer (San Valentino in Campo) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Albin Kofler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.4 km2(15.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,311 |
| • Density | 82/km2(210/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Karneider Italian: di Cornedo |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 39050 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Karneid(German:[karˈnaɪt];Italian:Cornedo all'Isarco[korˈneːdoalliˈzarko]) is acomune(municipality) inSouth Tyrolin northernItaly,located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the city ofBolzanoand a village. It is also the location ofKarneid castle.
Geography[edit]
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,311 and an area of 40.4 square kilometres (15.6 sq mi).[3]
Karneid borders the following municipalities: Bolzano,Völs am Schlern,Welschnofen,Deutschnofen,Ritten,andTiers.
Frazioni[edit]
The municipality of Karneid (Cornedo) contains thefrazioni(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Blumau (Prato all'Isarco), Breien (Briè), Kardaun (Cardano), Steinegg (Collepietra), and Gummer (San Valentino in Campo).
History[edit]
Coat-of-arms[edit]
The emblem is anargentcurvedpileonazure.It is part of the insignia of the Counts ofLiechtenstein,owners of the castle, which ruled the village from 1385 to 1595. The arms were adopted in 1968.[4]
Society[edit]
Linguistic distribution[edit]
According to the 2011 census, 89.03% of the population speak German, 10.64% Italian and 0.33%Ladinas first language.[5]
Demographic evolution[edit]
Culture[edit]
Notable people[edit]
- The Italian ski mountaineerHansjörg Lungerwas born in Karneid.
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.
- ^Heraldry of the World: Karneid
- ^"Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011".astat info(38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012.Retrieved14 June2012.
External links[edit]
- (in German and Italian)Homepage of the municipality
Media related toKarneidat Wikimedia Commons
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