Waidbruck (; it, Ponte Gardena ;

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: ''Pruca'') 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 province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

in northern

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, located about northeast 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 ...

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 192 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Waidbruck borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Kastelruth and Lajen.

History

Place name

An archaic form of the ''comunes name, ''Waidepruk'' (1264), reveals its origins from

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old Hig ...

. ''Waid'' means "meadow" and ''pruk'' means "bridge". Hence also the Italian name, "Ponte Gardena".

Coat-of-arms

The emblem symbolizes the bridge;

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 ...

fess In heraldry, a fess or fesse (from Middle English ''fesse'', from Old French ''faisse'', from Latin ''fascia'', "band") is a charge on a coat of arms (or flag) that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the centre of the shi ...

nebuly In heraldry and architecture,

gules In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple). In engraving, it is sometimes depict ...

on azure that indicates the

Eisack The Eisack (german: Eisack, ; it, Isarco ; Latin: ''Isarus'' or ''Isarcus'') is a river in Northern Italy, the second largest river in South Tyrol. Its source is near the Brenner Pass, at an altitude of about 1990 m above sea level. The river draw ...

river. The reason comes from the gules and argent insignia of the counts of Wolkenstein, owners of the local ''Trostburg'' Castle since 1385. The emblem was adopted in 1969.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 81.40% of the population speak German, 13.37% Italian and 5.23%

as first language.

Demographic evolution

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References

External links

Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control Municipalities of South Tyrol