Laurein

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Laurein
Comune
Gemeinde Laurein
Comune di Lauregno
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Location of Laurein
Map
Laurein is located in Italy
Laurein
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Location of Laurein in Italy
Laurein is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
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Laurein (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°27′N 11°4′E / 46.450°N 11.067°E / 46.450; 11.067
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorHartmann Thaler (SVP)
Area
[1]
 • Total
14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total
346
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German:Laureiner
Italian: lauregnesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39040
Dialing code0436
WebsiteOfficial website

Laurein (German: [laʊˈraɪn]; Italian: Lauregno [lauˈreɲɲo]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 346 and an area of 14.2 square kilometres (5.5 sq mi).[3]

Laurein borders the following municipalities: Brez, Cagnò, Castelfondo, Cloz, Proveis, Revò, St. Pankraz and Ulten.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a sable plough on or square, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock on azure. The plough symbolizes the reclamation of the fields and their processing; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein, Proveis, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix. The emblem was adopted in 1967.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 97.77% of the population speak German and 2.23% Italian as first language.[5]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. ^ Heraldry of the World: Laurein
  5. ^ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

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