Elevation 836 m (2,743 ft) Area 24.4 km² Dialling code 0471 | Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Thursday 9:42 AM Postal code 39040 | |
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Frazioni Kollmann (Colma), St. Gertraud (Santa Gertrude), Saubach Weather 3°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 78% Humidity Region Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol | ||
Barbian ( [ˈbarbɪan]; Italian: Barbiano [barˈbjaːno]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Contents
- Map of 39040 Barbian Province of Bolzano South Tyrol Italy
- Geography
- Frazioni
- Place name
- Coat of arms
- Linguistic distribution
- References
Map of 39040 Barbian, Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,601 and an area of 24.4 square kilometres (9.4 sq mi).
Barbian borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Lajen, Waidbruck, Ritten, and Villanders.
Frazioni
The municipality of Barbian contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Kollmann (Colma), St. Gertraud (Santa Gertrude), Saubach.
Place-name
The city is mentioned for the first time in 994 as Parpian, the name deriving probably from the Latin personal name Barbius, a name also attested in Venetic inscriptions from the Roman era.
Coat-of-arms
The shield is tierced per fess in argent, vert and sable. In the second level are represented three churches: St. Nicholas, St. Gertrude and St. Magdalene, which are located in the mountains above the village. The sable bottom is crossed by a thin band of argent and gules, symbolizing the customs bar of the village of Kollmann sited in the municipality. The arms were granted in 1970.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 97.53% of the population speak German, 1.87% Italian and 0.60% Ladin as first language.