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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
600 m (2,000 ft)

Area
  
48.2 km²

Province
  
South Tyrol

Dialling code
  
0473

Province / Metropolitan city
  
South Tyrol (BZ)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Friday 5:06 AM

Postal code
  
39017

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Frazioni
  
Schennaberg (Montescena), Tall (Valle), Verdins

Demonym(s)
  
German: Schennaner Italian: di Scena

Weather
  
10°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 70% Humidity

Region
  
Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol

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Schenna ( [ˈʃɛna]; Italian: Scena [ˈʃɛːna]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.

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Map of 39017 Scena Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy

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Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,841 and an area of 48.2 square kilometres (18.6 sq mi).

Schenna borders the following municipalities: Hafling, Kuens, Merano, Riffian, St. Leonhard in Passeier, Sarntal, and Tirol.

Frazioni

The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Schennaberg (Montescena), Tall (Valle), and Verdins.

Origin

In the Middle Ages an important castle was built. Archduke Johann of Austria acquired it in 1845. In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s many festivals took place inside it, but now, for health and safety reasons (since there was no emergency exit) there are no more.

Inside the castle, known as "Schloss Schenna" Andreas Hofer's cot is to be found.

Place-name

"Schenna" comes from the German "Schön Au" meaning "Lovely Pasture" which is why it used to be written "Schönna", although others say that it is named after a Roman landowner called Sconius. In the 6th-7th century people began to arrive from Bavaria and Franconia.

Coat-of-arms

The shield is argent and sable party per fess; at the top a gules lion is represented coming out from the bottom. The emblem was adopted in 1972, even if it was in use prior to World War I.

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.18% of the population speak German, 1.67% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language.

References

Schenna Wikipedia