Vahrn
| Vahrn | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Gemeinde Vahrn Comune di Varna | |
|
The court of the Abbey of Neustift in Vahrn | |
  Vahrn Location of Vahrn in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 46°45′N 11°38′E / 46.750°N 11.633°ECoordinates: 46°45′N 11°38′E / 46.750°N 11.633°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province / Metropolitan city | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Neustift (Novacella) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andreas Schatzer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.1 km2 (27.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 671 m (2,201 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 4,231 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) |
German: Vahrner Italian: di Varna |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0472 |
| Website | Official website |
Vahrn (German pronunciation: [faˑrn]; Italian: Varna [ˈvarna]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
Vahrn borders the following municipalities: Brixen, Klausen, Franzensfeste, Natz-Schabs, Sarntal and Feldthurns.
Frazioni
The municipality of Vahrn contains the frazione (subdivision) Neustift (Novacella) and the valley of Schalders (Scaleres).
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is quartering: the first and the fourth of argent three fess nebuly azure; the second and the third of gules. It’s the arms of the Knights of Voitsberg which changed the name in Von Vahrn when they acquired the local castle, then destroyed in 1277. The emblem was granted in 1969.[1]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 87.80% of the population speak German, 11.18% Italian and 1.02% Ladin as first language.[2]
Demographic evolution
References
- ↑ Heraldry of the World: Vahrn
- ↑ "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 Vahrn at Wikimedia Commons
