Barbian
Barbian | |
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Gemeinde Barbian Comune di Barbiano | |
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Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°31′E / 46.600°N 11.517°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
Frazioni | Kollmann (Colma), St. Gertraud (Santa Gertrude), Saubach |
Government | |
• Mayor | Erich Mur |
Area | |
• Total | 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 836 m (2,743 ft) |
Population (November 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 1,601 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Demonyms | German: Barbianer Italian: Barbianesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 39040 |
Dialing code | 0471 |
Website | Official website |
Barbian (German pronunciation: [ˈbarbɪan]; Italian: Barbiano [barˈbjaːno]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Geography[]
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,601 and an area of 24.4 square kilometres (9.4 sq mi).[3]
Barbian borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Lajen, Waidbruck, Ritten, and Villanders.
Frazioni[]
The municipality of Barbian contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Kollmann (Colma), St. Gertraud (Santa Gertrude), Saubach.
History[]
Place-name[]
The city is mentioned for the first time in 994 as Parpian, the name deriving probably from the Latin personal name Barbius,[4] a name also attested in Venetic inscriptions from the Roman era.
Coat-of-arms[]
The shield is tierced per fess in argent, vert and sable. In the second level are represented three churches: St. Nicholas, St. Gertrude and St. Magdalene, which are located in the mountains above the village. The sable bottom is crossed by a thin band of argent and gules, symbolizing the customs bar of the village of Kollmann sited in the municipality. The arms were granted in 1970.[5]
Society[]
Linguistic distribution[]
According to the 2011 census, 97.53% of the population speak German, 1.87% Italian and 0.60% Ladin as first language.[6]
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Demographic evolution[]
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References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Nomi d'Italia. Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini. 2004.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Barbian
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
- ^ 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[]
Media related to Barbian at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
- Municipalities of South Tyrol