Neumarkt, South Tyrol

For other uses, see Neumarkt (disambiguation).

Neumarkt
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Neumarkt Comune di Egna
View from the south
Neumarkt Location of Neumarkt in Italy
Coordinates: 46°19′1″N 11°16′1″E / 46.31694°N 11.26694°E / 46.31694; 11.26694Coordinates: 46°19′1″N 11°16′1″E / 46.31694°N 11.26694°E / 46.31694; 11.26694
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Laag (Laghetti), Mazon (Mazzon ), St. Florian (San Floriano), Vill (Villa)
Government
– Mayor	Horst Pichler (South Tyrolean People's Party)
Area
– Total	23 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Elevation	214 m (702 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
– Total	5,001
– Density	217.4/km2 (563.2/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Neumarktner Italian: egnesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39044
Dialing code	0471
Saint day	6 December
Website	Official website

Neumarkt, literally "new market", (Italian: Egna) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 25 km south of the city of Bolzano.

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,001 and an area of 23 km².^[1]

Geography

The municipality of Neumarkt contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Laag (Laghetti), Mazon (Mazzon), St. Florian (San Floriano) and Vill (Villa).

Neumarkt borders the following municipalities: Kaltern, Kurtatsch, Kurtinig, Margreid, Montan, Salorno and Tramin.

Neumarkt is the chief town of the Überetsch-Unterland district. It is the main cultural, historical and artistic center with a very nice old town. The agglomeration includes the neighborhoods of Vill, Laag and Mazon. In the entire district Neumarkt is only the third most populated town after Laives and Eppan, which are agglomerated to the capital city Bolzano.

The town is situated on the plain (214 m), on the left side of the Adige river.

Neumarkt was a Roman village on the Claudia Augusta road it was called Endidae^{[citation needed]}. The sightseeing include the arcades of the old town, the parish church, the Local Culture Museum and the church of Vill.

History

Coat-of-arms

The escutcheon is party per pale, the left side represents the argent crescent moon on a gules background; in the right side a gules cross, with shortened arms, on aa argent background. In a document dated 1395 Albrecht of Austria, brother of Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria granted to the village, then called Newnmarkt, the use of the arms. The emblem was granted in 1967.^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 61.65% of the population speak German, 37.97% Italian and 0.37% Ladin as first language.^[3]

Notable people

Lilli Gruber a female journalist is born in Neumerkt.

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Neumarkt
3. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10

External links

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
• Neumarkt Tourist Information