Laurein

Laurein
Comune
Gemeinde Laurein Comune di Lauregno
Laurein Location of Laurein in Italy
Coordinates: 46°27′N 11°4′E / 46.450°N 11.067°ECoordinates: 46°27′N 11°4′E / 46.450°N 11.067°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
• Mayor	Hartmann Thaler
Area
• Total	14 km^2 (5 sq mi)
Population (Nov. 2010)
• Total	346
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German:Laureiner Italian: lauregnesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39040
Dialing code	0436
Website	Official website

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

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 346 and an area of 14.2 square kilometres (5.5 sq mi).^[1]

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

History

Coat-of-arms

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.^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.71% of the population speak German and 3.29% Italian as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

References

1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. Heraldry of the World Laurein
3. "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.

External links

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality

Media related to Laurein at Wikimedia Commons