Vadena

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Vadena
Comune
Comune di Vadena
Gemeinde Pfatten
Location of Vadena
Map
Vadena is located in Italy
Vadena
Vadena
Location of Vadena in Italy
Vadena is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Vadena
Vadena
Vadena (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°25′N 11°18′E / 46.417°N 11.300°E / 46.417; 11.300
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol
FrazioniPiccolongo (Piglon)
Government
 • MayorElmar Oberhofer
Area
[1]
 • Total
13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation
243 m (797 ft)
Population
 (July 2023)[2]
 • Total
1,101
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Italian: vadenesi
German: Pfattner
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39051
Dialing code0471
WebsiteOfficial website

Vadena (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvaːdena]; German: Pfatten [ˈpfatn̩]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of the city of Bolzano. It is one of only five mainly Italian speaking municipalities in South Tyrol.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,005 and an area of 13.5 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi).[3]

Vadena borders the following municipalities: Auer, Bolzano, Bronzolo, Eppan, Kaltern, Laives and Tramin.

Frazioni

The municipality of Vadena contains the frazione (subdivision) Piccolongo (Piglon) and is home to the medieval castle of Laimburg.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is party per fess of argent and vert with a thin fess of argent under the division. In the first part is depicted in a central position, a green mountain with the ruins of a tower, and on each side two highest mountains. In the second part is a thin barry wavy of argent. The emblem symbolizes the geographical position of the municipality: the ruins of the tower represent the Laimburg Castle, the two peaks of the Mitterberg, the thin band of the motorway A22 and the wavy river Adige. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 61.52% of the population speak Italian, 38.14% German and 0.34% Ladin as their first language.

Language 2001[5] 2011[6] 2024[7]
German 42.40% 38.06% 38.14%
Italian 57.09% 61.50% 61.52%
Ladin 0.51% 0.44% 0.34%

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. ^ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. ^ Heraldry of the World: Vadena
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  7. ^ "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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