Terenten
Encyclopedia
Terenten is a comune
(municipality) in South Tyrol
, in the Italian
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast of Trento
and about 50 km northeast of Bolzano (Bozen).
The municipality of Terenten contains the frazione
(subdivision) Pichlern (Colli in Pusteria).
Terenten borders the following municipalities: Kiens
, Mühlwald
, and Vintl.
plough
on gules
background; it is the symbol of the local agriculture. The arms were granted in 1969.
as first language.
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 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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast 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 50 km northeast of Bolzano (Bozen).
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,719 and an area of 42.5 km².The municipality of Terenten contains the frazione
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...
(subdivision) Pichlern (Colli in Pusteria).
Terenten borders the following municipalities: Kiens
Kiens
Kiens is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast of Trento and about 50 km northeast of Bolzano.-Geography:...
, Mühlwald
Mühlwald
Mühlwald is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of Trento and about 60 km northeast of Bolzano , on the border with Austria.-Geography:...
, and Vintl.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a sableSable (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...
plough
Plough
The plough or plow is a tool used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting. It has been a basic instrument for most of recorded history, and represents one of the major advances in agriculture...
on 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....
background; it is the symbol of the local agriculture. The arms were granted in 1969.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 99.41% of the population speak German, 0.53% Italian and 0.07% LadinLadin
Ladin is a language consisting of a group of dialects spoken in the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy in the border regions of the provinces Trentino, South Tyrol and Belluno...
as first language.