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| Waidbruck | |
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| Gemeinde Waidbruck Comune di Ponte Gardena |
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 Waidbruck
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| Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°32′E / 46.6°N 11.533°ECoordinates: 46°36′N 11°32′E / 46.6°N 11.533°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oswald Rabanser |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 192 |
| • Density | 83.5/km2 (216.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Waidbrucker Italian: pontegardenesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Waidbruck (Italian: Ponte Gardena; Ladin: Pruca) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of Trento and about 20 km northeast of Bolzano. Waidbruck borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Kastelruth and Lajen.
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[edit] Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 192 and an area of 2.3 km².[1]
[edit] History
[edit] Place name
An archaic form of the comune's name, Waidepruk (1264), reveals its origins from Old High German. Waid means "meadow" and pruk means "bridge". (Hence also the Italian name, "Ponte Gardena".)
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem symbolizes the bridge; argent a fess nebuly gules on azure that indicates the Eisack river. The reason comes from the gules and argent insignia of the Counts of Wolkenstein owners of the local Trostburg Castle since 1385. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[2]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 90.68% of the population speak German, 8.70% Italian and 0.62% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Waidbruck
- ^ 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
Media related to Waidbruck at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
