Vahrn
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| Vahrn | |
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| Gemeinde Vahrn Comune di Varna |
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| Coordinates: 46°45′N 11°38′E / 46.75°N 11.633°ECoordinates: 46°45′N 11°38′E / 46.75°N 11.633°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Neustift (Novacella) |
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| • Mayor | Andreas Schatzer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.1 km2 (27.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 671 m (2,201 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 4,231 |
| • Density | 60.4/km2 (156.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Vahrner Italian: di Varna |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0472 |
| Website | Official website |
Vahrn (Italian: Varna) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 90 kilometres northeast of the city of Trento and about 35 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.
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[edit] Geography
Vahrn borders the following municipalities: Brixen, Klausen, Franzensfeste, Natz-Schabs, Sarntal and Feldthurns.
The municipality of Vahrn contains the frazione (subdivision) Neustift (Novacella)and the valley of Schalders(Scaleres).
[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem is quartering: the first and the fourth of argent three fess nebuly azure; the second and the third of gules. It’s the arms of the Knights of Voitsberg which changed the name in Von Vahrn when they acquired the local castle, then destroyed in 1277. The emblem was granted in 1969.[1]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 87.86% of the population speak German, 11.17% Italian and 0.97% Ladin as first language.[2]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Vahrn
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 18, table 10
[edit] External links
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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