Vahrn

Vahrn
Comune
Gemeinde Vahrn
Comune di Varna

The court of the Abbey of Neustift in Vahrn
Vahrn

Location of Vahrn in Italy

Coordinates: 46°45′N 11°38′E / 46.750°N 11.633°E / 46.750; 11.633Coordinates: 46°45′N 11°38′E / 46.750°N 11.633°E / 46.750; 11.633
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni Neustift (Novacella)
Government
  Mayor Andreas Schatzer
Area
  Total 70.1 km2 (27.1 sq mi)
Elevation 671 m (2,201 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
  Total 4,231
  Density 60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Vahrner
Italian: di Varna
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39040
Dialing code 0472
Website Official website

Vahrn (German pronunciation: [faˑrn]; Italian: Varna [ˈvarna]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

Vahrn borders the following municipalities: Brixen, Klausen, Franzensfeste, Natz-Schabs, Sarntal and Feldthurns.

Frazioni

The municipality of Vahrn contains the frazione (subdivision) Neustift (Novacella) and the valley of Schalders (Scaleres).

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is quartering: the first and the fourth of argent three fess nebuly azure; the second and the third of gules. It’s the arms of the Knights of Voitsberg which changed the name in Von Vahrn when they acquired the local castle, then destroyed in 1277. The emblem was granted in 1969.[1]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 87.80% of the population speak German, 11.18% Italian and 1.02% Ladin as first language.[2]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. Heraldry of the World: Vahrn
  2. "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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