Barbian
- For the birthplace of condottiero Alberico da Barbiano, see Barbiano di Cotignola
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| Gemeinde Barbian Comune di Barbiano |
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| Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°31′E / 46.6°N 11.517°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) | ||
| Frazioni | Kollmann (Colma), St. Gertraud (Santa Gertrude), Saubach | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Alfons Klammsteiner | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 836 m (2,743 ft) | ||
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |||
| • Total | 1,601 | ||
| • Density | 65.6/km2 (169.9/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | German: Barbianer Italian: Barbianesi |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 39040 | ||
| Dialing code | 0471 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Barbian (Italian: Barbiano) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of Trento and about 15 km northeast of Bolzano. As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,601 and an area of 24.4 km².[1]
Barbian borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Lajen, Waidbruck, Ritten, and Villanders.
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[edit] History
[edit] Place-name
The city is mentioned for the first time in 994 as Parpian, the name deriving probably from the Latin personal name Barbius,[2] a name also attested in Venetic inscriptions from the Roman era.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The shield is tierced per fess in argent, vert and sable. In the second level are represented three churches: St. Nicholas, St. Gertrude and St. Magdalene, which are located in the mountains above the village. The sable bottom is crossed by a thin band of argent and gules, symbolizing the customs bar of the village of Kollmann sited in the municipality. The arms were granted in 1970. [3]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
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[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Nomi d'Italia. Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini. 2004.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Barbian
- ^ 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
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- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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