Country Italy Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website Official website Local time Monday 3:56 PM Province South Tyrol | Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ) Dialing code 0436 Area 14 km² Postal code 39040 Dialling code 0436 | |
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Demonym(s) German:Laureiner
Italian: lauregnesi Weather 11°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 28% Humidity Region Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol | ||
Laurein ( [laʊ̯ˈraɪ̯n]; Italian: Lauregno [lauˈreɲɲo]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Bolzano.
Contents
- Map of 39040 Lauregno Province of Bolzano South Tyrol Italy
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Linguistic distribution
- References
Map of 39040 Lauregno Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 346 and an area of 14.2 square kilometres (5.5 sq mi).
Laurein borders the following municipalities: Brez, Cagnò, Castelfondo, Cloz, Proveis, Revò, St. Pankraz and Ulten.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a sable plough on or square, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock on azure. The plough symbolizes the reclamation of the fields and their processing; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein, Proveis, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix. The emblem was adopted in 1967.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 96.71% of the population speak German and 3.29% Italian as first language.