Waidbruck
Waidbruck | |
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Gemeinde Waidbruck Comune di Ponte Gardena | |
show Location of Waidbruck | |
Waidbruck Location of Waidbruck in Italy | |
Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°32′E / 46.600°N 11.533°ECoordinates: 46°36′N 11°32′E / 46.600°N 11.533°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Philipp Kerschbaumer |
Area | |
• Total | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 192 |
• Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | German: Waidbrucker Italian: pontegardenesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 39040 |
Dialing code | 0471 |
Website | Official website |
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.
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 , 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[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Waidbruck
- ^ "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[]
Media related to Waidbruck at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
- Municipalities of South Tyrol