Proveis

Proveis
Proveis
Comune
	Gemeinde Proveis; Comune di Proves
	Proveis
	Location of Proveis
	Proveis Location of Proveis in Italy Proveis Proveis (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°29′N 11°1′E / 46.483°N 11.017°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
• Mayor	Ulrich Gamper (SVP)
Area
• Total	18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Population (Nov. 2010)
• Total	274
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Proveiser; Italian: provesini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39040
Dialing code	0463
Website	Official website

Proveis (German: [proˈfaɪs]; Italian: Proves [proˈves]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, Proveis had a population of 274 and an area of 18.5 square kilometres (7.1 sq mi).^[3]

Proveis borders the following municipalities: Cagnò, Laurein, Rumo and Ulten.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a black grouse or square, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock on azure. The pheasant symbolizes that the place was once famous for hunting; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein, Proveis, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix, the last two united. The emblem was adopted in 1966.^[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 97.45% of the population speak German and 2.55% Italian as first language.^[5]

Demographic evolution

References

^ "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: Proveis
^ "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.