Welschnofen

Welschnofen
Welschnofen
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Welschnofen
Comune di Nova Levante
Welschnofen is located in Italy
Welschnofen
Location of Welschnofen in Italy
Coordinates: 46°26′N 11°33′E / 46.433°N 11.55°E / 46.433; 11.55Coordinates: 46°26′N 11°33′E / 46.433°N 11.55°E / 46.433; 11.55
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 – Mayor Markus Dejori
Area
 – Total 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Population (Nov. 2010)
 – Total 1,910
 – Density 37.6/km2 (97.4/sq mi)
Demonym German: Welschnofner
Italian: novalevantini
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39056
Dialing code 0471
Website Official website

Welschnofen (Italian: Nova Levante) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 15 km southeast of the city of Bolzano.

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Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,910 and an area of 50.8 km².[1]

Welschnofen borders the following municipalities: Karneid, Moena, Deutschnofen, Pozza di Fassa, Predazzo, Tiers, and Vigo di Fassa.

History

Coat-of-arms

The escutcheon is party per quarterly: the 1st and the 4th represent an or rampant lion on sable, the arms of the Judge Bartlmä von Pretzenberg which has had an estate in the municipality. In the 2nd and 3rd quarter an azure mountain is surmounted by an argent pretzels on gules. The emblem was adopted in 1967.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 96.19% of the population speak German, 3.45% Italian and 0.36% Ladin as first language.[3]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Welschnofen
  3. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 18, table 10

External links

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