Bronzolo
Bronzolo | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Bronzolo Gemeinde Branzoll | |
 Bronzolo / Branzoll seen from the northwest | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bronzolo | |
  Bronzolo Location of Bronzolo in Italy  Bronzolo Bronzolo (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′N 11°19′E / 46.400°N 11.317°E / 46.400; 11.317 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giorgia Mongillo |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,652 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Italian: bronzolotti German: Branzoller |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39051 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Bronzolo (Italian pronunciation: [bronˈdzɔːlo]; German: Branzoll [branˈtsɔl]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of the city of Bolzano. It is one of only five mainly Italian speaking municipalities in South Tyrol.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,652 and an area of 7.4 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi).[3]
Bronzolo borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Laives, Deutschnofen, Auer and Vadena.
History
Coat-of-arms
The arms is party per bend sinister of argent and vert. At the center is a sable cornet trimmed with a cord of or. The vert represents the Etsch mountain and the valleys; the cornet is a reference to the village's long use as a mail station. The emblem was adopted in 1968.[4]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 62.01% of the population speak Italian, 37.34% German and 0.65% Ladin as first language.[5]
| Language | 2001[6] | 2011[5] |
|---|---|---|
| German | 39.68% | 37.34% |
| Italian | 59.85% | 62.01% |
| Ladin | 0.47% | 0.65% |
Demographic evolution
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Heraldry of the World: Branzoll". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ a b "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10
External links
- (in Italian and German) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to Bronzolo at Wikimedia Commons
