Niederdorf, South Tyrol

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Niederdorf
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Gemeinde Niederdorf
Comune di Villabassa
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Niederdorf
Niederdorf (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°44′N12°11′E / 46.733°N 12.183°E / 46.733; 12.183
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorGünther Wisthaler
Area
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 • Total17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,154 m (3,786 ft)
Population
 (Nov.2010 [2] ) [3]
 • Total1,469
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Niederdorfer
Italian: Villabassino
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39039
Dialing code 0474
Website Official website

Niederdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈniˑdɐdɔrf] ; Italian : Villabassa [villaˈbassa] ) is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

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Geography

Niederdorf borders the following municipalities: Prags, Toblach, Welsberg-Taisten, and Gsies.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is per fess and the base per pale. The first show a sable eagle double-headed on or; in the second and third a half steinbock to face each other of or and sable. It’s the insignia of the Lords of Kurz von Thurn who ruled the village from 13th to 18th century. The emblem was granted in 1966. [4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 92.09% of the population speak German, 7.76% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Demographics after 1921 and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Heraldry of the World: Niederdorf
  5. ↑ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info. Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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