Lana, South Tyrol
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| Marktgemeinde Lana Comune di Lana |
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| Coordinates: 46°37′N 11°09′E / 46.617°N 11.15°ECoordinates: 46°37′N 11°09′E / 46.617°N 11.15°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Völlan (Foiana), Pawigl (Pavicolo), Ackpfeif (Acquaviva) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dr Harald Stauder |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 11,206 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Lananer Italian: lanensi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39011 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official website |
Lana is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is situated between Bolzano and Merano. The population rose to 11,206 in 2010.
It is one of the three municipalities of South Tyrol whose name remained unchanged by the Italian fascist renaming programme which aimed at replacing mostly German place names with Italianized versions.[1]
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[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a teutonic cross of sable, on argent, and a gules rampant lion on it. The lion is the arms of the Counts of Brandis who played a role in the development of the village. The emblem was adopted in 1967. [2]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 91.80% of Lana's population speak German, 7.91% Italian, and 0.29% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] Culture
[edit] Notable people associated with Lana
[edit] Economy
[edit] Tourism
Lana is a village which is divided into 3 parts Oberlana, Mitterlana and Niederlana. It is a popular tourist spot offering sports, such as tennis, football, golf, minigolf, ice-skating amongst others. During summer locals and tourists alike enjoy swimming, hiking and cycling because there are a lot of good cycle paths.
[edit] References
- ^ Im Land an Eisack (Isarco) und an Etsch (Adige), in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (28/09/2000)
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Lana
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
[edit] External links
Media related to Lana at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
