Waidbruck | |
|---|---|
| Gemeinde Waidbruck Comune di Ponte Gardena | |
| 👁 Oswald von Wolkenstein Town Square Oswald von Wolkenstein Town Square | |
Location of Waidbruck in Italy Waidbruck (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°32′E / 46.600°N 11.533°E / 46.600; 11.533 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philipp Kerschbaumer |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 192 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Waidbrucker Italian: pontegardenesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Waidbruck (German: [vaɪtˈbrʊk]; Italian: Ponte Gardena [ˈponteɡarˈdeːna,-ɡarˈdɛːna]; Ladin: Pruca) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
[edit]As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 192 and an area of 2.3 square kilometres (0.89 mi2).[3]
Waidbruck borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Kastelruth and Lajen.
History
[edit]Place name
[edit]An archaic form of the comune's name, Waidepruk (1264), reveals its origins from Old High German. Waid means "meadow" and pruk means "bridge". The Italian name, "Ponte Gardena", has only been created during the Italianization process carried out by the Italian Fascism.
Coat-of-arms
[edit]The emblem symbolizes the bridge; argent a fess nebuly gules on azure that indicates the Eisack river. The reason comes from the gules and argent insignia of the counts of Wolkenstein, owners of the local Trostburg Castle since 1385. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[4]
Society
[edit]Linguistic distribution
[edit]According to the 2024 census, 78.21% of the population speak German, 17.31% Italian and 4.49% Ladin as first language.[5]
Demographic evolution
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References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Waidbruck
- ^ "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.
External links
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Media related to Waidbruck at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Pages using the EasyTimeline extension
- Articles with short description
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- Coordinates on Wikidata
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- Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia
- Pages with German IPA
- Pages with Italian IPA
- Articles containing Ladin-language text
- Commons category link from Wikidata
- Articles with German-language sources (de)
- Articles with Italian-language sources (it)