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Revision as of 01:34, 21 February 2019
Feldthurns | |
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| Gemeinde Feldthurns Comune di Velturno | |
 Velthurns Castle | |
Location of Feldthurns  | |
  Feldthurns Location of Feldthurns in Italy  Feldthurns Feldthurns (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°40′N 11°36′E / 46.667°N 11.600°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Garn (Caerne), Schnauders (Snodres), Schrambach (San Pietro Mezzomonte), Tschiffnon (Giovignano) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Konrad Messner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.58 km2 (9.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 851 m (2,792 ft) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 666 |
| Demonym(s) | German: Feldthurner Italian: velturnesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39043 |
| Dialing code | 0472 |
| Patron saint | Maria |
| Website | Official website |
Feldthurns (German pronunciation: [fɛlˈtʊrns]; Italian: Velturno [velˈturno]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 January 2019, it had a population of 2,873 and an area of 24.8 square kilometres (9.6 sq mi).[2]
Feldthurns borders Brixen, Klausen, Villnöß and Vahrn.
Frazioni
The municipality of Feldthurns contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Garn (Caerne), Schnauders (Snodres), Schrambach (San Pietro Mezzomonte), Tschiffnon (Giovignano).
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess: in the first part it's represented two embattled towers of gules, the second is checky of gules. It's the canting arms used in 1607 in the castle by the Bishops of Brixen and symbolize the German name of the municipality: towers (Thurn) over the fields (Feld). The emblem was granted in 1966.[3]
Ötzi the Iceman is attested to have spent his childhood here, some 5,300 years ago.[4]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 98.33% of the population speak German, 0.91% Italian and 0.76% Ladin 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.
- ^ a b All demographics and other statistics: australianstatistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Feldthurns
- ^ Müller, Wolfgang; Henry Fricke; Alex N. Halliday; Malcolm T. McCulloch; Jo-Anne Wartho (31 October 2003). "Origin and Migration of the Alpine Iceman". Science. 302 (5646). AAAS: 862–866. doi:10.1126/science.1089837. PMID 14593178. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|laydate=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|laysource=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|laysummary=ignored (help) - ^ "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.
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