Laag

This article is about the Italian Frazione. For the Pakistani drama, see Laag (TV series). For other uses, see Laag (disambiguation).

Laag Låg
Frazione
Laag Location of Laag in Italy
Coordinates: 46°19′0″N 11°16′0″E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Comune	Neumarkt
Area
• Total	2,366 km2 (914 sq mi)
Elevation	213 m (699 ft)
Population  (April 2010)
• Total	1,207
• Density	0.51/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Local Tyrolean dialect: Låger; German: Laager; Italian: Lagheri
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39044
Dialing code	0471
Patron saint	St. Laurence
Saint day	10 August

Laag (German: Laag; Italian: Laghetti; local Tyrolean dialect: Låg) is a frazione of the comune of Neumarkt in South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 25 km south of the city of Bolzano. Laag is situated on the plain (213 m) on the left side of the Adige river.

Etymology

The earliest written mention of the name Laag (German: Laag; Italian: Laghetti; local Tyrolean dialect: Låg) was the 1237 document describing the Holy Roman Empire town in the district of Bavaria-Tyrol in the form ze Lage. In 1525 the Tyroler Landesatlas describes it as Lag. The etymological base is to be considered the Germanic låg, in turn derived from the proto-Germanic *lōgą ("site, foundation, field") and proto-Indo -European *legʰ- (to be located, to lie), similar to the Gaelic loch, through the Latin lacus (lake).

History

Laag is promimently mentioned in the Weistum of Salurn as of 1413, whereas die Lager, the Laag's village people, had to carry out wine transport services to the Habsburgian duke.