Niederdorf, South Tyrol
Niederdorf | |
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| Gemeinde Niederdorf Comune di Villabassa | |
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Location of Niederdorf  | |
  Niederdorf Location of Niederdorf in Italy  Niederdorf Niederdorf (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′N 12°11′E / 46.733°N 12.183°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Günther Wisthaler |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,154 m (3,786 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,469 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Niederdorfer Italian: Villabassino |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39039 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Niederdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈniːdɐdɔrf]; Italian: Villabassa [ˌvillaˈbassa]) is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
[edit]Niederdorf borders the following municipalities: Prags, Toblach, Welsberg-Taisten, and Gsies.
History
[edit]The settlement is first mentioned as Nidrindorf in a record of the Freising bishopric, dating back to the years 993/94–1005.[4]
Coat-of-arms
[edit]A fess, per fess gules, argent and gules (i.e. the Austrian flag), between:
- in chief, Or, a sable eagle double-headed. This emblem was granted in 1966.[5]
- in base, per pale counterchanged and facing each other: Or, a half steinbock sable of Or and sable; and its mirror image. This is the insignia of the Lords of Kurz von Thurn who ruled the village from the 13th to the 18th century.
Linguistic distribution
[edit]According to the 2011 census, 92.09% of the population speak German, 7.76% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Demographics after 1921 and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Martin Bitschnau; Hannes Obermair (2009). Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals. Vol. 1: Bis zum Jahr 1140. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. pp. 134–5, no. 169. ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Niederdorf
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Homepage of the municipality (in German and Italian)
Media related to Niederdorf at Wikimedia Commons
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