Vadena
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Vadena (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about Template:Convert southwest of the city of Bolzano. It is one of only five mainly Italian speaking municipalities in South Tyrol.
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,005 and an area of Template:Convert.[1]
Vadena borders the following municipalities: Auer, Bolzano, Bronzolo, Eppan, Kaltern, Laives and Tramin.
Frazioni
The municipality of Vadena contains the frazione (subdivision) Piccolongo (Piglon) and is home to the medieval castle of Laimburg.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess of argent and vert with a thin fess of argent under the division. In the first part is depicted in a central position, a green mountain with the ruins of a tower, and on each side two highest mountains. In the second part is a thin barry wavy of argent. The emblem symbolizes the geographical position of the municipality: the ruins of the tower represent the Laimburg Castle, the two peaks of the Mitterberg, the thin band of the motorway A22 and the wavy river Adige. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.[2]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 61.52% of the population speak Italian, 38.14% German and 0.34% Ladin as their first language.
| Language | 2001[3] | 2011[4] | 2024[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | 42.40% | 38.06% | 38.14% |
| Italian | 57.09% | 61.50% | 61.52% |
| Ladin | 0.51% | 0.44% | 0.34% |
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
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- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ Heraldry of the World: Vadena
- ↑ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
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