Villanders
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| Villanders | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Gemeinde Villanders Comune di Villandro |
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 Villanders
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| Coordinates: 46°38′N 11°32′E / 46.633°N 11.533°ECoordinates: 46°38′N 11°32′E / 46.633°N 11.533°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | St. Stefan (Santo Stefano), St. Moritz (San Maurizio) , St. Valentin (San Valentino) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Walter Baumgartner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 1,912 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Villanderser Italian: Villandresi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39043 |
| Dialing code | 0472 |
| Website | Official website |
Villanders (Italian: Villandro) is a village and comune in South Tyrol, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of northern Italy.
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[edit] Geography
Villanders lies on the Villanderer Berg (Mountain of Villanders), at the top of which lies the Totensee (Lake of death).[clarification needed] The village is bordered by Barbian, Klausen, Lajen, Ritten and Sarntal.
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[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess of azure and gules, in the first three points of argent, in the second a fess dancetty of argent. It’s the arms of the local Lords of Villanders and Pardell. The emblem was granted in 1966. [1]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 98.29% of the population speak German, 1.37% Italian and 0.34% Ladin as first language.[2]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Villander
- ^ 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
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