Jenesien (; ) is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) and a village in the province of
South Tyrol
South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...
in northern
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
, located about northwest of the city of
Bolzano
Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...
.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,952 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
Jenesien borders the following municipalities: Bolzano,
Mölten
Mölten (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,622 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics ...
,
Ritten,
Sarntal, and
Terlan.
Frazioni
The municipality of Jenesien contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Afing (Avigna), Flaas (Valas), Glaning (Cologna), and Nobls (Montoppio).
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is
argent
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party per bend and five
piles of
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).
Gules is portrayed in heraldic hatch ...
, coming out of the diagonal division. It is the insignia of the Lords of ''Goldegg'' who lived in the village from 1190 to 1473. The emblem was adopted in 1966.
Heraldry of the World: Jenesien
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Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 95.03% of the population speak German, 4.83% Italian and 0.14% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns
Jenesien is twinned with:
* Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany
References
External links
*
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol