- Margreid an der Weinstraße
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Margreid — Comune — Gemeinde Margreid an der Weinstraße
Comune di Magrè sulla Strada del Vino
Coat of armsLocation of Margreid in Italy Coordinates: 46°17′N 11°13′E / 46.283°N 11.217°E Country Italy Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Province South Tyrol (BZ) Frazioni Unterfennberg (Favogna di Sotto) Government – Mayor Theresia Degasperi Gozzi Area – Total 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi) Elevation 241 m (791 ft) Population (November 2010[1]) – Total 1,302 – Density 93.7/km2 (242.6/sq mi) Demonym German: Margreider
Italian: MagresiTime zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 39040 Dialing code 0471 Website Official website Margreid an der Weinstraße (Italian: Magrè sulla Strada del Vino) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 25 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 25 km southwest of the city of Bolzano (Bozen).
Margreid borders the following municipalities: Kurtatsch, Kurtinig, Neumarkt, Roverè della Luna and Salorno.
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Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess, of gules and sable, with an or horn. It is the arms of the family Ob der Platten who lived in the village until 1511. The emblem, which was adopted in 1968, appeared as a seal in 1780.[2]
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 83.49% of the population speak German, 15.96% Italian and 0.56% Ladin as first language.[3]
References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Margreid an der Weinstraße
- ^ 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
- Official website (German) (Italian)
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