Vadena (; ) 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

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in northern

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, located about southwest 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 ...

. It is one of only five mainly

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speaking municipalities in South Tyrol.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,005 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Vadena borders the following municipalities: Auer,

, Bronzolo, Eppan, Kaltern, Laives and Tramin.

Frazioni

The municipality of Vadena contains the ''

frazione 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 ...

'' (subdivision) Piccolongo (Piglon) and is home to the medieval castle of ''Laimburg''.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is party per fess of

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and

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with a thin

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of argent under the division. In the first part is depicted in a central position, a green mountain with the ruins of a tower, and on each side two highest mountains. In the second part is a thin barry wavy of argent. The emblem symbolizes the geographical position of the municipality: the ruins of the tower represent the ''Laimburg'' Castle, the two peaks of the ''Mitterberg'', the thin band of the motorway A22 and the wavy river

Adige The Adige is the second-longest river in Italy, after the Po. It rises near the Reschen Pass in the Vinschgau in the province of South Tyrol, near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland, and flows through most of northeastern Italy ...

. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.Heraldry of the World: Vadena
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Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 61.52% of the population speak

, 38.14%

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and 0.34% Ladin as their first language.

Demographic evolution

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References

External links

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