Proveis
| Proveis | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Gemeinde Proveis Comune di Proves |
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 Proveis
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| Coordinates: 46°29′N 11°1′E / 46.483°N 11.017°ECoordinates: 46°29′N 11°1′E / 46.483°N 11.017°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ulrich Gamper |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 274 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Proveiser Italian: provesini |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0463 |
| Website | Official website |
Proveis (Italian: Proves) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km north of Trento and about 25 km west of Bolzano (Bozen).
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[edit] Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 274 and an area of 18.5 km².[1]
Proveis borders the following municipalities: Cagnò, Laurein, Rumo and Ulten.
[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a black grouse or square, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock on azure. The pheasant symbolizes that the place was once famous for hunting; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein, Proveis, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix, the last two united. The emblem was adopted in 1966. [2]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 97.84% of the population speak German and 2.16% Italian as first language.[3]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Proveis
- ^ 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 Proveis at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
