Vöran

Vöran
Gemeinde Vöran
Comune di Verano
Vöran
Location of Vöran
Vöran
Location of Vöran in Italy
Vöran
Vöran (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°14′E / 46.600°N 11.233°E / 46.600; 11.233
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniAschl (Eschio)
Government
 • MayorDaniela Mittelberger
Area
 • Total
22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total
927
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Vöraner
Italian: di Verano
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39010
Dialing code0473
WebsiteOfficial website

Vöran (German: [ˈføːran]; Italian: Verano [veˈraːno]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 927 and an area of 22.1 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi).[3]

The municipality of Vöran contains the hamlet of Aschl.

Vöran borders the following municipalities: Hafling, Mölten, Merano, Burgstall, and Sarntal.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is tierced per fess: the first of azure, the second a yoke on or and the third of gules. The insignia symbolize some peculiarities of the municipality. The yoke is referred to the cattle-breeding and the agriculture, the red to the mountains rich in porphyry and the azure to the blue-sky. The emblem was granted in 1967.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 98.53% of the population speak German and 1.47% Italian 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. ^ "Heraldry of the World. Voran". Ngw.nl. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  5. ^ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

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