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Niederdorf, South Tyrol

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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
1,154 m (3,786 ft)

Dialing code
  
0474

Province
  
South Tyrol

Postal code
  
39039

Province / Metropolitan city
  
South Tyrol (BZ)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
17.8 km²

Local time
  
Monday 9:21 AM

Dialling code
  
0474


Demonym(s)
  
German: Niederdorfer Italian: di Villabassa

Weather
  
3°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 94% Humidity

Region
  
Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol

Niederdorf ( [ˈniˑdɐdɔrf]; Italian: Villabassa [villaˈbassa]) is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

Contents

Map of 39039 Villabassa Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy

Geography

Niederdorf borders the following municipalities: Prags, Toblach, Welsberg-Taisten, and Gsies.

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is per fess and the base per pale. The first show a sable eagle double-headed on or; in the second and third a half steinbock to face each other of or and sable. It’s the insignia of the Lords of Kurz von Thurn who ruled the village from 13th to 18th century. The emblem was granted in 1966.

Linguistic distribution

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

References

Niederdorf, South Tyrol Wikipedia