Waidbruck

Waidbruck (German pronunciation: [vaɪ̯tˈbrʊk]; Italian: Ponte Gardena [ˈponte ɡarˈdeːna]; Ladin: Pruca) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

Waidbruck
Comune
Gemeinde Waidbruck
Comune di Ponte Gardena
Location of Waidbruck
Waidbruck
Location of Waidbruck in Italy
Waidbruck
Waidbruck (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°32′E
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorPhilipp Kerschbaumer
Area
 • Total2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation
471 m (1,545 ft)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total192
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Waidbrucker
Italian: pontegardenesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39040
Dialing code0471
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 192 and an area of 2.3 square kilometres (0.89 sq mi).[3]

Waidbruck borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Kastelruth and Lajen.

History

Place name

An archaic form of the comune's name, Waidepruk (1264), reveals its origins from Old High German. Waid means "meadow" and pruk means "bridge". Hence also the Italian name, "Ponte Gardena".

Coat-of-arms

The emblem symbolizes the bridge; argent a fess nebuly gules on azure that indicates the Eisack river. The reason comes from the gules and argent insignia of the counts of Wolkenstein, owners of the local Trostburg Castle since 1385. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 81.40% of the population speak German, 13.37% Italian and 5.23% Ladin as first language.[5]

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. Heraldry of the World: Waidbruck
  5. "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.

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