Niederdorf, South Tyrol

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Niederdorf
Comune
Gemeinde Niederdorf
Comune di Villabassa
Niederdorf Dolomiten 1.jpg
Niederdorf is located in Italy
Niederdorf
Niederdorf
Location of Niederdorf in Italy
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Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • Mayor Kurt Ploner
Area
 • Total 17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Elevation 1,154 m (3,786 ft)
Population (Nov.2010[1])
 • Total 1,469
 • Density 83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Niederdorfer
Italian: di Villabassa
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39039
Dialing code 0474
Website Official website

Niederdorf (Italian: Villabassa ) is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Bolzano.


Geography

Niederdorf borders the following municipalities: Prags, Toblach, Welsberg-Taisten, and Gsies.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is per fess and the base per pale. The first show a sable eagle double-headed on or; in the second and third a half steinbock to face each other of or and sable. It’s the insignia of the Lords of Kurz von Thurn who ruled the village from 13th to 18th century. The emblem was granted in 1966.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 92.09% of the population speak German, 7.76% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language.[3]

References

  1. Demographics after 1921 and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Heraldry of the World: Niederdorf
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External links

  • Homepage of the municipality (German) (Italian) Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons