Olang
| Olang | |
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| Gemeinde Olang Comune di Valdaora |
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| Coordinates: 46°46′N 12°2′E / 46.767°N 12.033°ECoordinates: 46°46′N 12°2′E / 46.767°N 12.033°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Geiselsberg (Sorafurcia), Mitterolang (Valdaora di Mezzo), Niederolang (Valdaora di Sotto), Oberolang (Valdaora di Sopra) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Reinhard Bachmann |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.0 km2 (18.9 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 3,065 |
| • Density | 62.6/km2 (162/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Olanger Italian: di Valdaora |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39030 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Olang (Italian: Valdaora) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.
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[edit] Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,065 and an area of 49.0 km².[1]
The municipality of Olang contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Geiselsberg (Sorafurcia), Mitterolang (Valdaora di Mezzo), Niederolang (Valdaora di Sotto) and Oberolang (Valdaora di Sopra).
Olang borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Mareo, Prags, Rasen-Antholz, and Welsberg-Taisten.
[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem is argent a bend vert on which are represented three cart’s wheels. The wheels symbolize the villages of Mitter, Ober and Nieder and their disposition in the valley. The emblem was granted in 1968. [2]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 97.42% of the population speak German, 2.16% Italian and 0.42% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Olang
- ^ 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 Olang at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
