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Algund

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Country
  
Italy

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
23.6 km²

Province
  
South Tyrol

Dialling code
  
0473

Province / Metropolitan city
  
South Tyrol (BZ)

Dialing code
  
0473

Local time
  
Saturday 10:22 AM

Postal code
  
39022

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Frazioni
  
Aschbach (Riolagundo), Forst (Foresta), Mitterplars (Plars di Mezzo), Mühlbach (Riomolino), Oberplars (Plars di Sopra) and Vellau (Velloi)

Demonym(s)
  
German: Algunder Italian: lagundesi

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 49% Humidity

Region
  
Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol

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Algund ( [alˈgʊnt]; Italian: Lagundo [laˈɡundo]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Bolzano.

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Map of 39022 Lagundo Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy

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Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 4,837 and an area of 23.6 square kilometres (9.1 sq mi).

Algund borders the following municipalities: Lana, Marling, Merano, Naturns, Partschins, Plaus and Tirol.

Frazioni

The municipality of Algund contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Aschbach (Riolagundo), Forst (Foresta), Mitterplars (Plars di Mezzo), Mühlbach (Riomolino), Oberplars (Plars di Sopra) and Vellau (Velloi).

Place name

The name apud Algunde (Latin for close to Algund) appears for the first time in 994.

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is a barrel of wine, overhanged by a vine-shoot of black grapes, on or bordered by an argent and gules crown gear. The barrel and grapes symbolize the viticulture practiced in the area, the argent and gules indented frame represents the membership to the Tyrol. The emblem was adopted in 1970.

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 85.17% of the population speak German, 14.58% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

  • note: after 1921 the frazione Forst was switched from Marling to Algund.
  • References

    Algund Wikipedia