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Innichen (German: [ˈɪnɪçn̩] (listen); Italian: San Candido [saŋ ˈkandido], Ladin: Sanciana) is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy.

Innichen
Comune
Marktgemeinde Innichen Comune di San Candido Comun da Sanciana
Saint Michael's Square
Coat of arms
Location of Innichen
Innichen Location of Innichen in South Tyrol Show map of Italy Innichen Innichen (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) Show map of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Coordinates: 46°44′N 12°17′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Innichberg (Monte San Candido), Obervierschach (Versciaco di Sopra), Untervierschach (Versciaco di Sotto), Winnebach (Prato alla Drava)
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Rainer
Area [1]
• Total	80.1 km2 (30.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,175 m (3,855 ft)
Population  (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	3,175
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Innichner Italian: di San Candido
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39038
Dialing code	0474
Patron saint	Saint Candide, Saint Korbinian
Website	Official website

It is located in the Puster Valley on the Drava River, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Bolzano, on Italy's border with Austria. It hosts Italy’s International Snow Sculpture Festival each year.[3]

Innichen is renowned for its ski resorts, and it includes the natural park of Tre Cime.

Geography

Innichen borders the municipalities of Toblach, Innervillgraten (Austria), Sexten, and Sillian (Austria).

History

Innichen is home to the Innichen Abbey, founded in the late 8th century (769) by duke Tassilo III of Bavaria, belonging to the Prince-Bishopric of Freising.[4] The abbey itself was disestablished in 1785, while the surrounding estates were acquired by the County of Tyrol after the Mediatisation of 1803 (Reichsdeputationshauptschluss). According to the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Germain, Innichen became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1919. Innichen is still the site of a Franciscan monastery founded in 1691.

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows an argent tower with the Ghibelline merlon on two levels, with the portal and the portcullis; above the door a coat of arms showing the head of a Moor, crowned with an or diadem on azure. The tower has settled on vert countryside and gules. This kind of representation points out that the site was once under the rule of the Bishops of Freising owners of a large area in the region from 769 to 1803. The coat of arms was granted by King Albert I of Germany in 1303.[5]

Society

Linguistic Distribution

According to the 2011 census, 85.06% of the population spoke German, 14.64% Italian and 0.30% Ladin as their first language.[6]

Twin towns

Innichen is twinned with:

• Freising, Germany, since 1969

Notable residents

• Daniel Glira (born 1994), ice hockey player
• Jannik Sinner (born 2001), tennis player

References

External links

• Official website (in German and Italian)

Media related to Innichen at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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- [en] Innichen

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[es] San Candido

San Candido (en italiano) o Innichen (en alemán) es una localidad y comune italiana de la provincia de Bolzano, región de Trentino-Alto Adigio, con 3136 habitantes.

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[ru] Сан-Кандидо

Сан-Кандидо (Иннихен, итал. San Candido, нем. Innichen) — ярмарочная коммуна (нем. Marktgemeinde) в Италии, в автономной провинции Больцано-Боцен — Южный Тироль.

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