Karneid (; ) 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) in
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 east 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 ...
and a village. It is also the location of
Karneid castle
Karneid Castle () is a castle in northern Italy situated in the ''comune'' (municipality) of Karneid in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 4 km east of the city of Bolzano, Bolzano (B ...
.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,311 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (; Istat) is the primary source of official statistics in Italy. The institute conducts a variety of activities, including the census of population, economic censuses, and numerous social, economic, a ...
.
Karneid borders the following municipalities: Bolzano,
Völs am Schlern
Völs am Schlern (; ; or ), often abbreviated to Völs, is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of the Schlern mountain, about east of Bolzano.
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 3,4 ...
,
Welschnofen
Welschnofen (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the autonomous province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about southeast of the city of Bolzano.
History
Coat of arms
The escutcheon is party per quarterly: the 1st and the 4th repre ...
,
Deutschnofen
Deutschnofen (; ) 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, Karneid, Laives, ...
,
Ritten
Ritten (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Territory
The community is named after the high plateau, elevation , the Ritten or the Renon, on which most of the villages are located. The plateau forms the southe ...
, and
Tiers.
Frazioni
The municipality of Karneid (Cornedo) 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) Blumau (Prato all'Isarco), Breien (Briè), Kardaun (Cardano), Steinegg (Collepietra), and Gummer (San Valentino in Campo).
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is an
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 b ...
curved
pile on
azure
Azure may refer to:
Color
* Azure (color), a hue of blue
** Azure (heraldry)
** Shades of azure, shades and variations
Arts and media
* ''Azure'' (Art Farmer and Fritz Pauer album), 1987
* Azure (Gary Peacock and Marilyn Crispell album), 2013
* ...
. It is part of the insignia of the Counts of ''Liechtenstein'', owners of the castle, which ruled the village from 1385 to 1595. The arms were adopted in 1968.
Heraldry of the World: Karneid
/ref>
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 87.98% of the population speak German, 11.72% Italian and 0.30% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
Colors=
id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9)
id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8)
id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1)
id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8)
ImageSize = width:455 height:303
PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30
DateFormat = x.y
Period = from:0 till:4000
TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
AlignBars = justify
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0
ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0
BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo
BarData=
bar:1861 text:1861
bar:1871 text:1871
bar:1881 text:1881
bar:1901 text:1901
bar:1911 text:1911
bar:1921 text:1921
bar:1931 text:1931
bar:1936 text:1936
bar:1951 text:1951
bar:1961 text:1961
bar:1971 text:1971
bar:1981 text:1981
bar:1991 text:1991
bar:2001 text:2001
PlotData=
color:barra width:20 align:left
bar:1861 from: 0 till:0
bar:1871 from: 0 till:0
bar:1881 from: 0 till:0
bar:1901 from: 0 till:0
bar:1911 from: 0 till:0
bar:1921 from: 0 till:1548
bar:1931 from: 0 till:2121
bar:1936 from: 0 till:2342
bar:1951 from: 0 till:2323
bar:1961 from: 0 till:2486
bar:1971 from: 0 till:2465
bar:1981 from: 0 till:2648
bar:1991 from: 0 till:2764
bar:2001 from: 0 till:3113
PlotData=
bar:1861 at:0 fontsize:XS text: ? shift:(-8,5)
bar:1871 at:0 fontsize:XS text: ? shift:(-8,5)
bar:1881 at:0 fontsize:XS text: ? shift:(-8,5)
bar:1901 at:0 fontsize:XS text: ? shift:(-8,5)
bar:1911 at:0 fontsize:XS text: ? shift:(-8,5)
bar:1921 at:1548 fontsize:XS text: 1548 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1931 at:2121 fontsize:XS text: 2121 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1936 at:2342 fontsize:XS text: 2342 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1951 at:2323 fontsize:XS text: 2323 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1961 at:2486 fontsize:XS text: 2486 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1971 at:2465 fontsize:XS text: 2465 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1981 at:2648 fontsize:XS text: 2648 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1991 at:2764 fontsize:XS text: 2764 shift:(-8,5)
bar:2001 at:3113 fontsize:XS text: 3113 shift:(-8,5)
TextData=
fontsize:S pos:(20,20)
text:Data from ISTAT
Culture
Notable people
* The Italian ski mountaineer Hansjörg Lunger
Hansjörg Lunger (born 4 September 1964) is an Italian ski mountaineer.
Lunger was born in Karneid. He started ski mountaineering in 1985, competed first in 2003 and was member of the national team after 2006. Lunger is dairyman of the ''Schutz ...
was born in Karneid.
References
External links
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol