Bronzolo (; german: Branzoll ) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province
, image_skyline = ...
in northern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, located about south of the city of
Bolzano
Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...
. It is one of only five mainly Italian speaking municipalities in South Tyrol.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,652 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
Bronzolo borders the following municipalities:
Aldein
Aldein (; it, Aldino ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about south of the city of Bolzano.
Aldein borders the following municipalities: Bronzolo, Montan, Deutschnofen, Auer, Truden and Ville di Fiem ...
,
Laives,
Deutschnofen
Deutschnofen (; it, Nova Ponente ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about southeast of the city of Bolzano.
Deutschnofen borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Bolzano, Bronzolo, ...
,
Auer and
Vadena.
History
Coat-of-arms
The arms is
party per bend sinister of
argent
In heraldry, argent () is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions to ...
and
vert. At the center is a
sable cornet trimmed with a cord of
or. The vert represents the ''Etsch'' mountain and the valleys; the cornet is a reference to the village's long use as a mail station . The emblem was adopted in 1968.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 62.01% of the population speak
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
, 37.34%
German and 0.65%
Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
*
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol