La Val
| La Val | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comun de La Val Comune di La Valle Gemeinde Wengen | ||
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  La Val Location of La Val in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 46°39′31″N 11°55′30″E / 46.65861°N 11.92500°ECoordinates: 46°39′31″N 11°55′30″E / 46.65861°N 11.92500°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | South Tyrol (BZ) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Angelo Miribung | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 39.0 km2 (15.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | ||
| • Total | 1,307 | |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) |
Italian: badiotti German: Wengener | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 39030 | |
| Dialing code | 0471 | |
| Patron saint | St. Genesius | |
| Saint day | August 25 | |
| Website | Official website | |
La Val (Italian: La Valle [la ˈvalle]; German: Wengen [ˈvɛŋɛn]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,307 and an area of 39.0 square kilometres (15.1 sq mi).[1]
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem consists of a vert branch, placed on bend, with two leaves on argent, it is the emblem of the family Rü. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[2]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 97.66% of the population speak Ladin, 1.53% Italian and 0.81% German as first language.[3]
Demographic evolution
Economy
Tourism
In tourist centers people also speak some English. The religion is Roman Catholic.
The village lives of tourism (hiking, mountain climbing, mountain biking) and agriculture. There is no ski tourism, but in winter shuttle buses transport tourists to the nearby ski resorts such as Alta Badia. There are more guests in winter than in summer.
Whereas in earlier decades the agricultural economy was to a large degree self-sufficient, it has become meanwhile more of a monoculture based on cattle.
Down the valley at the Gran Ega river in Pederoa is a handicraft and industrial zone (shoes, textiles).
La Val (Wengen) borders the following municipalities: Badia, Mareo and San Martin de Tor.
Main Church St. Jenesius 
empty old house in Miribun 
Religious Procession 
Armentara
Romanesque house in Furnacia
Max Planck was guest in Rumestluns
Old Bath Rumestluns "as seen by the chapel itself"
Barbarakapelle (left) and old church (middle) "as seen by the chapel itself"
References
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ Heraldry of the World: La Val
- ↑ "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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Val. |
- (Ladin) (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
