Aldein

Aldein (German pronunciation: [alˈdaɪ̯n]; Italian: Aldino [alˈdiːno]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the city of Bolzano.

Aldein
Comune
Gemeinde Aldein
Comune di Aldino
Coat of arms
Location of Aldein
Aldein
Location of Aldein in Italy
Aldein
Aldein (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°22′N 11°21′E
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniRadein (Redagno)
Government
 • MayorChristoph Matzneller
Area
 • Total63.2 km2 (24.4 sq mi)
Elevation
1,225 m (4,019 ft)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total1,664
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
DemonymsItalian: di Aldino
German: Aldeiner (Natives: Voldeiner)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39040
Dialing code0471
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,664 and an area of 63.2 square kilometres (24.4 sq mi).[3]

Aldein borders the following municipalities: Bronzolo, Carano, Daiano, Montan, Deutschnofen, Auer, Truden and Varena.

Frazioni

The municipality of Aldein contains the frazione (subdivision) Radein (Redagno).

History
the Parish church of Aldein

Origin

A settlement called Aldinum is mentioned for the first time in 1177, in 1185 the name appears as Alden.[4]

Coat-of-arms

The coat of arms is divided party per fess; on the top are two quarter-circle, azure on argent background that represents the Weisshorn. The lower part shows the argent cross of Saint Andrew shortened that represent the four original hamlets on a gules background as the mountain of porphyrite. The arms were adopted in 1969. [5]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.07%of the population speak German, 1.74% Italian and 0.19% Ladin as first language.[6]

Language 1991 2001[7] 2011[6]
German 98.84% 98.38% 98.07%
Italian 0.97% 1.37% 1.74%
Ladin 0.19% 0.25% 0.19%

Demographic evolution

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. Egon Kühebacher (1991), Die Ortsnamen Südtirols und ihre Geschichte, Bozen: Athesia, p. 26
  5. "Heraldry of the World: Aldein". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  6. "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.
  7. 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

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