Deutschnofen
Encyclopedia
Deutschnofen is a comune
(municipality) in the province of South Tyrol
in the Italian
region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento
and about 30 km southeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria
.
The municipality of Deutschnofen contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Petersberg (Italian: Monte San Pietro) and Sankt Nikolaus/Eggen (Italian: San Nicolò d'Ega), and borders the following municipalities: Aldein
, Bolzano, Bronzolo
, Karneid
, Laives
, Welschnofen, and municipalities of Predazzo
, Tesero
and Varena
in Trentino.
Deutschnofen also holds the villages of Rauth (Novale) and Obereggen
. There is a church and several cafes and hotels.
The A22 motorway
is located 15 km from the village. Deutschnofen shares 7 km of the frontier with Trentino.
is a small tourist village belonging to the municipality of Deutschnofen. Located on the foot of the Latemar
, Obereggen numbers 900 inhabitants. Another nearby mountain is the Schmieder (in the hamlet of Zapf
).
There are at least three hotels in this borough, and a network of mountain bike and footpaths on Latemar side. There also are numerous cable-ways and ski lifts.
The very rural hamlet of Sankt Florian is between the hamlet of Zapf and the centre of Obereggen. There are no hotels or shops, but the hamlet does feature guesthouses. There is a chapel (for the Saint Florian
, this is the only chapel in Obereggen), and one paved road, as well as a number of unpaved paths.
Zapf is a hamlet with a little chapel. Close to the few houses of this village is the Schmieder mountain.
of argent
and gules
crossed, from edge to edge, from a knotty sable
branch. The color argent symbolizes the deposits of dolomite and the gules ones those of porphyry
; the branch represents the woodiness of the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1969.
, 2.51% Italian and 0.39% Ladin as first language.
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Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the province of South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
in the Italian
Italy
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region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento
Trento
Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
and about 30 km southeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,898 and an area of 112.0 km².The municipality of Deutschnofen contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Petersberg (Italian: Monte San Pietro) and Sankt Nikolaus/Eggen (Italian: San Nicolò d'Ega), and borders the following municipalities: Aldein
Aldein
Aldein is a Gemeinde in South Tyrol in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 15 km south of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
, Bolzano, Bronzolo
Bronzolo
Bronzolo is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 11 km south of the city of Bolzano....
, Karneid
Karneid
Karneid is a comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 4 km east of the city of Bolzano .-Geography:...
, Laives
Laives
Laives is a town and a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 8 km south of the city of Bolzano.-Coat-of-arms:...
, Welschnofen, and municipalities of Predazzo
Predazzo
Predazzo is a comune of c. 4,400 inhabitants in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km northeast of Trento in the Val di Fiemme, at the confluence of the Travignolo stream with that Avisio River.The municipality of Predazzo contains the...
, Tesero
Tesero
Tesero is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the Val di Fiemme about 40 km northeast of Trento...
and Varena
Varena
Varėna is a city in Dzūkija, Lithuania.-History:The town was founded in 1862 near the Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway, south of Sena Varėna . At that time it was a small settlement, but following steady development it eventually became the center of the district in 1950. In the interbellum...
in Trentino.
Deutschnofen also holds the villages of Rauth (Novale) and Obereggen
Obereggen
Obereggen is a mountain village in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Latemar and known as a ski resort. Obereggen is part of the frazione St. Nikolaus/Eggen of the comune of Deutschnofen....
. There is a church and several cafes and hotels.
The A22 motorway
Autostrada A22 (Italy)
The Autostrada A22 is an Italian motorway which connects the city of Modena and the A1 motorway to Austria through the Brenner Pass, located in the village of Brennero.-External links:*...
is located 15 km from the village. Deutschnofen shares 7 km of the frontier with Trentino.
Obereggen
ObereggenObereggen
Obereggen is a mountain village in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Latemar and known as a ski resort. Obereggen is part of the frazione St. Nikolaus/Eggen of the comune of Deutschnofen....
is a small tourist village belonging to the municipality of Deutschnofen. Located on the foot of the Latemar
Latemar
The Latemar is a mountain in the Dolomites on the border between South Tyrol and Trentino, Italy....
, Obereggen numbers 900 inhabitants. Another nearby mountain is the Schmieder (in the hamlet of Zapf
Zapf
Zapf can signify:* Zapf , a family name** Franz Zapf, German museum director** Helmut Zapf, German composer** Hermann Zapf, German typeface designer, professor, calligrapher, typographer and husband of Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse...
).
There are at least three hotels in this borough, and a network of mountain bike and footpaths on Latemar side. There also are numerous cable-ways and ski lifts.
Sankt Florian
The very rural hamlet of Sankt Florian is between the hamlet of Zapf and the centre of Obereggen. There are no hotels or shops, but the hamlet does feature guesthouses. There is a chapel (for the Saint Florian
Saint Florian
Florian lived in the time of the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian, and was commander of the imperial army in the Roman province of Noricum. In addition to his military duties, he was also responsible for organizing firefighting brigades....
, this is the only chapel in Obereggen), and one paved road, as well as a number of unpaved paths.
Zapf
Zapf is a hamlet with a little chapel. Close to the few houses of this village is the Schmieder mountain.
Coat-of-arms
The coat of arms is party per fessDivision of the field
In heraldry, the field of a shield can be divided into more than one area of different tinctures, usually following the lines of one of the ordinaries and carrying its name...
of argent
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...
and gules
Gules
In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. as an abbreviation....
crossed, from edge to edge, from a knotty sable
Sable (heraldry)
In heraldry, sable is the tincture black, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures, called "colours". In engravings and line drawings, it is sometimes depicted as a region of crossed horizontal and vertical lines or else marked with sa. as an abbreviation.The name derives from the black fur of...
branch. The color argent symbolizes the deposits of dolomite and the gules ones those of porphyry
Porphyry (geology)
Porphyry is a variety of igneous rock consisting of large-grained crystals, such as feldspar or quartz, dispersed in a fine-grained feldspathic matrix or groundmass. The larger crystals are called phenocrysts...
; the branch represents the woodiness of the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1969.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 97.10% of the population speak GermanGerman language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, 2.51% Italian and 0.39% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution