Tramin an der Weinstraße

Tramin
Comune
Gemeinde Tramin an der Weinstraße Comune di Termeno sulla Strada del Vino
Market place
Tramin Location of Tramin in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Rungg (Ronchi), Söll (Sella)
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Oberhofer
Area
• Total	19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
• Total	3,296
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Traminer Italian: di Termeno
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39040
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Tramin an der Weinstraße (Italian: Termeno sulla Strada del Vinocode: it is deprecated ) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the city of Bolzano. The name of the grape variety Gewürztraminer has its origins in Tramin.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, Tramin had a population of 3,296 and an area of 19.4 square kilometres (7.5 sq mi).

The municipality of Tramin contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Rungg (Ronchi) and Söll (Sella).

Tramin borders the following municipalities: Amblar, Kaltern, Coredo, Kurtatsch, Neumarkt, Montan, Auer, Sfruz and Vadena.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a six points star of or surmounted by an or overturned crescent on azure background. The origin of the coat is not known but derives from that of Lords of Eppan. The arms were granted in 1929.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.37% of the population speak German, 3.44% Italian and 0.20% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

Twin cities

Tramin is twinned with:

Rödermark, since 1978

Mindelheim, since 1994

Schwaz, since 1998

External links

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
• (English) (German) (Italian) (Dutch) Tourist Association of Tramin
• Panoramio Photos of Tramin

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