Niederdorf, South Tyrol

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Niederdorf
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Niederdorf
Comune di Villabassa

Coat of arms
Niederdorf is located in Italy
Niederdorf
Location of Niederdorf in Italy
Coordinates: 46°44′N 12°11′E / 46.733°N 12.183°E / 46.733; 12.183
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • Mayor Kurt Ploner
Area
 • Total 17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Elevation 1,154 m (3,786 ft)
Population (Nov.2010[1])
 • Total 1,469
 • Density 82.5/km2 (213.7/sq mi)
Demonym German: Niederdorfer
Italian: di Villabassa
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39039
Dialing code 0474
Website Official website

Niederdorf (Italian: Villabassa) is a municipality in South Tyrol in the autonomous Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of Trento and about 70 km northeast of Bolzano.

Niederdorf borders the following municipalities: Prags, Toblach, Welsberg-Taisten, and Gsies.

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[edit] History

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The emblem is per fess and the base per pale. The first show a sable eagle double-headed on or; in the second and third an half steinbock to face each other of or and sable. It’s the insignia of the Lords of Kurz von Thurn who ruled the village from 13th to 18th century. The emblem was granted in 1966.[2]

[edit] Society

[edit] Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 93.32% of the population speak German and 6.68% Italian as first language.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Demographics after 1921 and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Niederdorf
  3. ^ 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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