Proveis

Proveis
Comune
Gemeinde Proveis Comune di Proves
Proveis Location of Proveis in Italy
Coordinates: 46°29′N 11°1′E / 46.483°N 11.017°ECoordinates: 46°29′N 11°1′E / 46.483°N 11.017°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
• Mayor	Ulrich Gamper
Area
• Total	18.5 km^2 (7.1 sq mi)
Population (Nov. 2010)
• Total	274
• Density	15/km^2 (38/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Proveiser Italian: provesini
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39040
Dialing code	0463
Website	Official website

Proveis (German pronunciation: [proˈfaɪ̯s]; Italian: Proves [proˈves]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 274 and an area of 18.5 square kilometres (7.1 sq mi).^[1]

Proveis borders the following municipalities: Cagnò, Laurein, Rumo and Ulten.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a black grouse or square, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock on azure. The pheasant symbolizes that the place was once famous for hunting; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein, Proveis, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix, the last two united. The emblem was adopted in 1966.^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.71% of the population speak German and 2.29% Italian as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

References

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

Media related to Proveis at Wikimedia Commons

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality