Niederdorf, South Tyrol

Niederdorf
Comune
Gemeinde Niederdorf
Comune di Villabassa
Coat of arms of Niederdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Niederdorf
Map
Niederdorf is located in Italy
Niederdorf
Niederdorf
Location of Niederdorf in Italy
Niederdorf is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Niederdorf
Niederdorf
Niederdorf (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°44′N 12°11′E / 46.733°N 12.183°E / 46.733; 12.183
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorGünther Wisthaler
Area
[1]
 • Total
17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,154 m (3,786 ft)
Population
 (Nov.2010[2])[3]
 • Total
1,469
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Niederdorfer
Italian: Villabassino
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39039
Dialing code0474
WebsiteOfficial website

Niederdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈniːdɐdɔrf]; Italian: Villabassa [ˌvillaˈbassa]) 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

The settlement is first mentioned as Nidrindorf in a record of the Freising bishopric, dating back to the years 993/94–1005.[4]

Coat-of-arms

A fess, per fess gules, argent and gules (i.e. the Austrian flag), between:

  1. in chief, Or, a sable eagle double-headed. This emblem was granted in 1966.[5]
  2. in base, per pale counterchanged and facing each other: Or, a half steinbock sable of Or and sable; and its mirror image. This is the insignia of the Lords of Kurz von Thurn who ruled the village from the 13th to the 18th century.

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 92.09% of the population speak German, 7.76% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Demographics after 1921 and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ Martin Bitschnau; Hannes Obermair (2009). Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals. Vol. 1: Bis zum Jahr 1140. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. pp. 134–5, no. 169. ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8.
  5. ^ Heraldry of the World: Niederdorf
  6. ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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