Aldein (German: [alˈdaɪn]; Italian: Aldino [alˈdiːno]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the city of Bolzano.
Aldein | |
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| Gemeinde Aldein Comune di Aldino | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Aldein  | |
  Aldein Location of Aldein in Italy  Aldein Aldein (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′N 11°21′E / 46.367°N 11.350°E | |
| 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 (31 August 2020)[2] | |
• Total | 1,648 |
| • 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 borders the following municipalities: Bronzolo, Montan, Deutschnofen, Auer, Truden and Ville di Fiemme. It contains the frazione (subdivision) Radein (Redagno).
History
editA settlement called Aldinum is mentioned for the first time in 1177, in 1185 the name appears as Alden.[3]
Coat-of-arms
editThe 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 hamlets on a gules background as the mountain of porphyrite. The arms were adopted in 1969. [4]
Linguistic distribution
editAccording to the 2024 census, 97.89% of the population speak German, 1.85% Italian and 0.26% Ladin as first language.
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Egon Kühebacher (1991), Die Ortsnamen Südtirols und ihre Geschichte, Bozen: Athesia, p. 26
- ^ "Heraldry of the World: Aldein". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Official website (in German and Italian)