Aldein
Aldein (German: [alˈdaɪn]; 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.
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 | |
| 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
A settlement called Aldinum is mentioned for the first time in 1177, in 1185 the name appears as Alden.[3]
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 hamlets on a gules background as the mountain of porphyrite. The arms were adopted in 1969. [4]
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 98.07% of the population speak German, 1.74% Italian and 0.19% Ladin as first language.[5]
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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.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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
- Official website (in German and Italian)
