Deutschnofen
Deutschnofen (German pronunciation: [ˌdɔʏtʃn̩ˈoːfn̩]; Italian: Nova Ponente [ˈnɔːva poˈnɛnte]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the city of Bolzano.
Deutschnofen | |
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| Gemeinde Deutschnofen Comune di Nova Ponente | |
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Location of Deutschnofen | |
  Deutschnofen Location of Deutschnofen in Italy  Deutschnofen Deutschnofen (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′N 11°26′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Petersberg (Monte San Pietro), Sankt Nikolaus/Eggen (San Nicolò d'Ega) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernhard Daum |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.49 km2 (43.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,357 m (4,452 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,011 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | German: Deutschnofner Italian: di Nova Ponente |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39050 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Deutschnofen borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Bolzano, Bronzolo, Karneid, Laives, Welschnofen, and municipalities of Predazzo, Tesero and Varena in Trentino. It includes the villages of Rauth (Novale) and Obereggen, a small tourist village located on the foot of the Latemar, with some 900 inhabitants.
The A22 motorway is located 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the village. Deutschnofen shares 7 km of the frontier with Trentino. The Brantental valley connects it with Laives.
The municipality of Deutschnofen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Petersberg (Italian: Monte San Pietro) and Eggen (Italian: San Nicolò d'Ega).
Coat-of-arms
The coat of arms is party per fess of argent and gules crossed, from edge to edge, from a knotty sable branch. The color argent symbolizes the deposits of dolomite and the gules ones those of porphyry; the branch represents the woodiness of the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[3]
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 97.42% of the population speak German, 2.33% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language.[4]
| Language | 2001[5] | 2011[4] |
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| German | 97.10% | 97.42% |
| Italian | 2.51% | 2.33% |
| Ladin | 0.39% | 0.25% |
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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.
- "Heraldry of the World: Deutschofen". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- "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)
- Obereggen Official Website
