Welschnofen (; it, Nova Levante ) 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 the autonomous province of

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

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 southeast 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 ...

History

Coat-of-arms

The escutcheon is party per quarterly: the 1st and the 4th represent an or rampant lion on

sable The sable (''Martes zibellina'') is a species of marten, a small omnivorous mammal primarily inhabiting the forest environments of Russia, from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, and northern Mongolia. Its habitat also borders eastern Kaza ...

, the arms of the Judge ''Bartlmä von Pretzenberg'' which has had an estate in the municipality. In the 2nd and 3rd quarter an azure mountain is surmounted by an argent pretzels on

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 ...

. The emblem was adopted in 1967.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,910 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality includes the village of Karersee, named after the nearby alpine lake by the same name,

Karersee Lake Carezza ( it, Lago di Carezza; german: Karersee) is a small alpine lake in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. It is known for its wonderful colors and its view of the Latemar mountain range. Characterization The name of the lake derives ...

. Welschnofen borders the following municipalities: Karneid, Moena, Deutschnofen,

Predazzo Predazzo (, literally big meadow) is a village and '' comune'' in the province of Trento, northern Italy. Predazzo is located about 58 kilometres northeast of Trento in Val di Fiemme. It is one of the main centers of Val di Fiemme (the other ...

Sèn Jan di Fassa San Giovanni di Fassa (in ladin: ''Sèn Jan'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It was formed on 1 January 2018 after the merger of the former ''comuni'' of Pozza di Fassa ...

and Tiers.

Society

According to the 2011 census, 94.00% of the population speak German, 5.53% Italian and 0.47%

Ladin Ladin may refer to: *Ladin language, a language in northern Italy, often classified as a Rhaeto-Romance language *Ladin people, the inhabitants of the Dolomite Alps region of northern Italy See also *Laden (disambiguation) *Ladino (disambiguati ...

as first language.

References

External links

Official website

{{Authority control Municipalities of South Tyrol