Percha

Percha
Comune
Gemeinde Percha
Comune di Perca
Percha

Location of Percha in Italy

Coordinates: 46°47′N 11°59′E / 46.783°N 11.983°E / 46.783; 11.983Coordinates: 46°47′N 11°59′E / 46.783°N 11.983°E / 46.783; 11.983
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni Aschbach, Wielenberg (Sopranessano), Nasen (Nessano), Litschbach (Rio Liccio), Platten (Plata Montevila), Oberwielenbach (Vila di Sopra), Unterwielenbach (Vila di Sotto)
Government
  Mayor Joachim Reinalter
Area
  Total 30.3 km2 (11.7 sq mi)
Population (Nov. 2010)
  Total 1,449
  Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Perchiner
Italian: di Perca
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39030
Dialing code 0474
Website Official website

Percha (German pronunciation: [ˈpɛrça]; Italian: Perca [ˈpɛrka]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Bolzano. This Percha is not to be confused with Percha of the Federal Republic of Germany.[1]

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,449 and an area of 30.3 square kilometres (11.7 sq mi).[2]

Percha borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Sand in Taufers, Gais and Rasen-Antholz.

Frazioni

The municipality of Percha contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Aschbach, Wielenberg (Sopranessano), Nasen (Nessano), Litschbach (Rio Liccio), Platten (Plata Montevila), Oberwielenbach (Vila di Sopra), and Unterwielenbach (Vila di Sotto).

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per fess of argent and gules; a deer horn with six points is represented in the upper part, a sable plow in the lower. The deer horn symbolizes the hunting and the woods, the six points are the six villages in the municipality; the plow represents the agriculture practiced in the territory. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.[3]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 94.86% of the population speak German, 4.29% Italian and 0.84% Ladin as first language.[4]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. http://www.tageo.com/index-e-gm-v-02-d-m2547940.htm
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. Heraldry of the World: Percha
  4. "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

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