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 11.150°ECoordinates: 46°37′N 11°09′E / 46.617°N 11.150°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 northern Italy. 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, the other two being Gais and Plaus.[1]
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History [edit]
Coat-of-arms [edit]
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]
Society [edit]
Linguistic distribution [edit]
According to the 2011 census, 91.84% of Lana's population speak German, 7.90% Italian, and 0.26% Ladin as first language.[3]
Demographic evolution [edit]
Culture [edit]
Notable people associated with Lana [edit]
Economy [edit]
Tourism [edit]
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.
References [edit]
- ^ Olt, Reinhard (28 September 2000). "Am Eisack (Isarco) und an der Etsch (Adige) Namen in Südtirol wecken nationale Leidenschaften". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Lana
- ^ "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.
External links [edit]
Media related to Lana at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
