Laurein
Laurein | |
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Gemeinde Laurein Comune di Lauregno | |
Coordinates:46°27′N11°4′E/ 46.450°N 11.067°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province | South Tyrol(BZ) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hartmann Thaler (SVP) |
Area | |
• Total | 14 km2(5 sq mi) |
Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 346 |
• Density | 25/km2(64/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | German:Laureiner Italian: lauregnesi |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Postal code | 39040 |
Dialing code | 0436 |
Website | Official website |
Laurein(German:[laʊˈraɪn];Italian:Lauregno[lauˈreɲɲo]) is acomune(municipality) and a village inSouth Tyrolin northernItaly,located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west ofBolzano.
Geography[edit]
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 346 and an area of 14.2 square kilometres (5.5 sq mi).[3]
Laurein borders the following municipalities:Brez,Cagnò,Castelfondo,Cloz,Proveis,Revò,St. PankrazandUlten.
History[edit]
Coat-of-arms[edit]
The emblem represents asableploughonorsquare, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock onazure.The plough symbolizes the reclamation of the fields and their processing; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein,Proveis,Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix.The emblem was adopted in 1967.[4]
Society[edit]
Linguistic distribution[edit]
According to the 2011 census, 96.71% of the population speakGermanand 3.29% Italian as 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.
- ^"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: Laurein
- ^"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
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