Margreid an der Weinstraße
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| Gemeinde Margreid an der Weinstraße Comune di Magrè sulla Strada del Vino |
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| Coordinates: 46°17′N 11°13′E / 46.283°N 11.217°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) | ||
| Frazioni | Unterfennberg (Favogna di Sotto) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Theresia Degasperi Gozzi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) | ||
| Population (November 2010[1]) | |||
| • Total | 1,302 | ||
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | German: Margreider Italian: Magresi |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 39040 | ||
| Dialing code | 0471 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Margreid an der Weinstraße (Italian: Magrè sulla Strada del Vino) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 25 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 25 km southwest of the city of Bolzano (Bozen).
Margreid borders the following municipalities: Kurtatsch, Kurtinig, Neumarkt, Roverè della Luna and Salorno.
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[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess, of gules and sable, with an or horn. It is the arms of the family Ob der Platten who lived in the village until 1511. The emblem, which was adopted in 1968, appeared as a seal in 1780.[2]
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 83.49% of the population speak German, 15.96% Italian and 0.56% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Margreid an der Weinstraße
- ^ 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
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[edit] External links
- Official website (German) (Italian)
