Rodeneck
Rodeneck | |
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Gemeinde Rodeneck Comune di Rodengo | |
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Coordinates:46°47′N11°41′E/ 46.783°N 11.683°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province | South Tyrol(BZ) |
Frazioni | Ahnerberg, Fröllerberg (Frella), Gifen (Chivo), Nauders, Spisses (Spissa), Sankt Pauls (San Paolo), Vill (Villa) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Helmut Achmüller |
Area | |
• Total | 29 km2(11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 885 m (2,904 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,184 |
• Density | 41/km2(110/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | German: Rodenecker Italian: di Rodengo |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Postal code | 39037 |
Dialing code | 0472 |
Website | Official website |
Rodeneck(German:[ˈroːdənɛk];Italian:Rodengo[roˈdeŋɡo,roˈdɛŋɡo]) is acomune(municipality) and a village inSouth Tyrolin northernItaly.
Geography[edit]
Rodeneck borders the following municipalities:Kiens,Lüsen,Mühlbach,Natz-Schabs,St. LorenzenandVintl.In Rodeneck there are 7 municipal fractions: Vill, the largest and most populous fraction of the municipality, Nauders, Gifen, St. Pauls, Spisses, Ahnerberg and Fröllerberg, the municipal fraction with the fewest inhabitants
History[edit]
Origin[edit]
The presence of non-localflintandquartzfragments suggests that the area was inhabited by hunters during the middleStone Age(5000 BC). The discovery of middleBronze Ageforts dates permanent settlement to at least 1500 BC.
The community was mentioned by name for the first time in theActum Rotungunof 1050–1065 AD as a place that has made donations to the bishop.[4]In the following centuries, the name has appeared in a variety of forms. Between 1140 and 1147, Bishop Hartmann ofBrixenmade the town analodand bestowed it upon hisministerialisFrederick II and his wife Gerbirg, who built a castle there.[5]
At the start of the 19th century, Rodeneck became a municipality, administered by a mayor since 1822. In 1926, the municipality lost its autonomy and became part of the municipality ofMühlbach,and then winning back its independence in 1955 after a long struggle.
Coat-of-arms[edit]
The emblem isazureachevronargent.It is the insignia of the Lords ofRodankwho built theRodeneggCastle in 1140. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.[6]
Society[edit]
Linguistic distribution[edit]
According to the 2011 census, 99.65% of the population speak German, 0.26% Italian and 0.09%Ladinas first language.[7]
References[edit]
- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.
- ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^Oswald Redlich(1886).Die Traditionsbücher des Hochstiftes Brixen vom zehnten bis in das vierzehnte Jahrhundert(Acta Tirolensia 1). Wagner: Innsbruck, p. 36, no. 88.
- ^Freed, pp. 239-241
- ^Heraldry of the World: Rodeneck
- ^"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.
Bibliography[edit]
- Freed, John B. (1995).Noble Bondsmen: Ministerial Marriages in the Archdiocese of Salzburg, 1100–1343.(Ithaca, NY:Cornell University Press).
External links[edit]
- Official website(in German and Italian)
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