Aldein
Aldein | ||
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Comune | ||
| Gemeinde Aldein Comune di Aldino | ||
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Location of Aldein | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°22′N 11°21′E / 46.367°N 11.350°E / 46.367; 11.350Coordinates: 46°22′N 11°21′E / 46.367°N 11.350°E / 46.367; 11.350 | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) | |
| Frazioni | Radein (Redagno) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Christoph Matzneller | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 63.2 km2 (24.4 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,225 m (4,019 ft) | |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | ||
| • Total | 1,664 | |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) | |
| Demonyms | Italian: di Aldino German: Aldeiner (Natives: Voldeiner) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 39040 | |
| Dialing code | 0471 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Aldein (German pronunciation: [alˈdaɪ̯n]; Italian: Aldino [alˈdiːno]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the city of Bolzano.
Contents
1 Geography
1.1 Frazioni
2 History
2.1 Origin
2.2 Coat-of-arms
3 Society
3.1 Linguistic distribution
3.2 Demographic evolution
4 References
5 External links
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,664 and an area of 63.2 square kilometres (24.4 sq mi).[1]
Aldein borders the following municipalities: Bronzolo, Carano, Daiano, Montan, Deutschnofen, Auer, Truden and Varena.
Frazioni
The municipality of Aldein contains the frazione (subdivision) Radein (Redagno).
History
the Parish church of Aldein
Origin
A settlement called Aldinum is mentioned for the first time in 1177, in 1185 the name appears as Alden.[2]
Coat-of-arms
The coat of arms is divided party per fess; on the top are two quarter-circle, azure on argent background that represents the Weisshorn. The lower part shows the argent cross of Saint Andrew shortened that represent the four original hamelets on a gules background as the mountain of porphirite. The arms were adopted in 1969.
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Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 98.07%of the population speak German, 1.74% Italian and 0.19% Ladin as first language.[4]
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Demographic evolution
References
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Egon Kühebacher (1991), Die Ortsnamen Südtirols und ihre Geschichte, Bozen: Athesia, p. 26
^ Heraldry of the World: Aldein
^ ab "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info. Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ 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
Media related to Aldein at Wikimedia Commons
(in German) (in Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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