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Feldthurns (German pronunciation: [fɛlˈtʊrns]; Italian: Velturno [velˈturno]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

Feldthurns
Comune
Gemeinde Feldthurns
Comune di Velturno
Velthurns Castle
Location of Feldthurns
Feldthurns
Location of Feldthurns in Italy
Feldthurns
Feldthurns (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°40′N 11°36′E
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniGarn (Caerne), Schnauders (Snodres), Schrambach (San Pietro Mezzomonte), Tschiffnon (Giovignano)
Government
 • MayorKonrad Messner
Area
[1]
 • Total24.8 km2 (9.6 sq mi)
Elevation
851 m (2,792 ft)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
 • Total2,740
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Feldthurner
Italian: velturnesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39043
Dialing code0472
Patron saintMaria
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography


As of 30 January 2019, it had a population of 2,873 and an area of 24.8 square kilometres (9.6 sq mi).[2]

Feldthurns borders Brixen, Klausen, Villnöß and Vahrn.


Frazioni


The municipality of Feldthurns contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Garn (Caerne), Schnauders (Snodres), Schrambach (San Pietro Mezzomonte), Tschiffnon (Giovignano).


History



Coat-of-arms


The emblem is party per fess: in the first part it's represented two embattled towers of gules, the second is checky of gules. It's the canting arms used in 1607 in the castle by the Bishops of Brixen and symbolize the German name of the municipality: towers (Thurn) over the fields (Feld). The emblem was granted in 1966.[3]


Notable residents


Isotopic analysis of Ötzi the Iceman's tooth enamel suggests that he may have spent his childhood in present-day Feldthurns, circa 3275 BCE.[4]


Society



Linguistic distribution


According to the 2011 census, 98.33% of the population speak German, 0.91% Italian and 0.76% Ladin as first language.[5]


Demographic evolution



References


  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. "Heraldry of the World: Feldthurns". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  4. Müller, Wolfgang; Henry Fricke; Alex N. Halliday; Malcolm T. McCulloch; Jo-Anne Wartho (31 October 2003). "Origin and Migration of the Alpine Iceman". Science. AAAS. 302 (5646): 862–866. doi:10.1126/science.1089837. PMID 14593178.
  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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На других языках

- [en] Feldthurns

[es] Velturno

Velturno es una localidad y comune italiana de la provincia de Bolzano, región de Trentino-Alto Adigio, con 2666 habitantes.

[ru] Вельтурно

Вельтурно (итал. Velturno) — коммуна в Италии, располагается в регионе Трентино — Альто-Адидже, в провинции Больцано.


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