Laurein

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Location of Laurein

46°27′N 11°4′E / 46.450°N 11.067°E / 46.450; 11.067CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)Government

• MayorHartmann Thaler (SVP)Area

^[1]

• Total14 km² (5 sq mi)Population

(Nov. 2010)^[2]

• Total346 • Density25/km² (64/sq mi)Demonym(s)German:Laureiner
Italian: lauregnesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

39040

Dialing code0436WebsiteOfficial 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 2011 census, 96.71% of the population speak German and 3.29% Italian as first language.^[5]

Demographic evolution

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Heraldry of the World: Laurein
^ "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.