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Laurein

Coordinates: 46°27′N 11°4′E / 46.450°N 11.067°E / 46.450; 11.067
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Laurein
Gemeinde Laurein
Comune di Lauregno
Laurein
Laurein
Location of Laurein
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Laurein is located in Italy
Laurein
Laurein
Location of Laurein in Italy
Coordinates: 46°27′N 11°4′E / 46.450°N 11.067°E / 46.450; 11.067
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorHartmann Thaler (SVP)
Area
 • Total
14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total
346
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German:Laureiner
Italian: lauregnesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39040
Dialing code0436
WebsiteOfficial website

Laurein (German: [laʊˈraɪn]; Italian: Lauregno [lauˈreɲɲo]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Bolzano.

Geography

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As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 346 and an area of 14.2 square kilometres (5.5 sq mi).[3]

Laurein borders the following municipalities: Brez, Cagnò, Castelfondo, Cloz, Proveis, Revò, St. Pankraz and Ulten.

History

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Coat-of-arms

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The emblem represents a sable plough on or square, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock on azure. The plough symbolizes the reclamation of the fields and their processing; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein, Proveis, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix. The emblem was adopted in 1967.[4]

Society

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Linguistic distribution

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According to the 2011 census, 96.71% of the population speak German and 3.29% Italian as first language.[5]

Demographic evolution

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. ^ Heraldry of the World: Laurein
  5. ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
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