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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.
Barbian | |
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Comune | |
| Gemeinde Barbian Comune di Barbiano | |
 Parish church of Saint James | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Barbian  | |
  Barbian Location of Barbian in Italy  Barbian Barbian (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°31′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 |
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
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.
- Nomi d'Italia. Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini. 2004.
- Heraldry of the World: Barbian
- "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
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На других языках
- [en] Barbian
[es] Barbiano
Barbiano (en alemán Barbian) es un municipio de 1.524 habitantes perteneciente a la Provincia Autónoma de Bolzano, y dentro de esta, al comprensorio Valle Isarco (Eisacktal).[ru] Барбьяно
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