Karneid

Karneid
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Karneid Comune di Cornedo all'Isarco
Karneid Castle
Karneid Location of Karneid in Italy
Coordinates: 46°30′N 11°24′E / 46.5°N 11.4°E / 46.5; 11.4Coordinates: 46°30′N 11°24′E / 46.5°N 11.4°E / 46.5; 11.4
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 (1,673 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
– Total	3,311
– Density	82/km2 (212.3/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Karneider Italian: di Cornedo
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39050
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Karneid (Italian: Cornedo all'Isarco) 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 4 km east of the city of Bolzano (Bozen).

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,311 and an area of 40.4 km².^[1]

The municipality of Karneid (Cornedo) contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Blumau (Prato all'Isarco), Breien (Briè), Kardaun (Cardano), Steinegg (Collepietra), and Gummer (San Valentino in Campo).

Karneid borders the following municipalities: Bolzano, Völs am Schlern, Welschnofen, Deutschnofen, Ritten, and Tiers.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is an argent curved pile on azure. It is part of the insignia of the Counts of Liechtenstein, owners of the castle, which ruled the village from 1385 to 1595. The arms was adopted in 1968. ^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 87.27% of the population speak German, 12.38% Italian and 0.34% Ladin as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

Culture

Notable people associated with Karneid

• The Italian ski mountaineer Hansjörg Lunger was born in Karneid.

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Karneid
3. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10

External links

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality