Villnöß

Villnöß

Villnöß

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy


Villnöß (German: [fɪlˈnœs]; Italian: Funes [fuˈnes]; Ladin: Funès) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.

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Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 2,552 and an area of 81.2 square kilometres (31.4 sq mi).[3]

The municipality of Villnöß contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Koll (Colle), St. Jakob (San Giacomo), St. Magdalena (Santa Maddalena), St. Peter (San Pietro), St. Valentin (San Valentino) and Teis (Tiso).

Villnöß borders the following municipalities: Brixen, Klausen, Lajen, Urtijëi, San Martin de Tor, Santa Cristina Gherdëina and Feldthurns.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents three piles of argent on azure, the three peaks symbolize the Odle Group in the head to the Valley of Funes. The emblem was adopted in 1967.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.69% of the population speak German, 1.99% Italian and 0.32% Ladin as first language.[5]

Demographic evolution


References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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