Vöran
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Comune | ||
Gemeinde Vöran Comune di Verano | ||
Vöran | ||
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Vöran Location of Vöran in Italy | ||
Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°14′E / 46.600°N 11.233°ECoordinates: 46°36′N 11°14′E / 46.600°N 11.233°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
Province / Metropolitan city | South Tyrol (BZ) | |
Frazioni | Aschl (Eschio) | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Thomas Egger | |
Area | ||
• Total | 22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi) | |
Population (Nov. 2010) | ||
• Total | 927 | |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) |
German: Vöraner Italian: di Verano | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 39010 | |
Dialing code | 0473 | |
Website | Official website |
Vöran (German pronunciation: [ˈføˑran]; Italian: Verano [veˈraːno]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 927 and an area of 22.1 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi).[1]
Vöran borders the following municipalities: Hafling, Mölten, Merano, Burgstall, and Sarntal.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is tierced per fess: the first of azure, the second an yoke on or and the third of gules. The insignia symbolize some peculiarities of the municipality. The yoke is referred to the cattle-breeding and the agriculture, the red to the mountains rich in porphyry and the azure to the blue-sky. The emblem was granted in 1967.[2]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 97.90% of the population speak German and 2.10% Italian as first language.[3]
Demographic evolution
References
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ "Heraldry of the World. Voran". Ngw.nl. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ↑ "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 Vöran at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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