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St. Leonhard in Passeier

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Country
  
Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
88.4 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 12:16 AM

Dialling code
  
0437

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Dialing code
  
0437

Province
  
Postal code
  
39015

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Frazioni
  
Walten (Valtina), Schweinsteg (Sant'Orsola)

Demonym(s)
  
German: Sankt LeonharderItalian:sanleonardesi

Weather
  
7°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 67% Humidity

Region
  
Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol

St. Leonhard in Passeier ( [saŋkt ˈleˑɔnhart ɪn paˈsaɪ̯ɐ]; Italian: San Leonardo in Passiria [san leoˈnardo im pasˈsiːrja]) is a comune (municipality) in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Bolzano.

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Map of 39015 San Leonardo In Passiria Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy

San leonardo in passiria e castel giovo st leonhard in passeier und jaufenburg


Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,547 and an area of 88.4 square kilometres (34.1 sq mi).

Its bordering municipalities are Moos in Passeier, Ratschings, Riffian, St Martin in Passeier, Sarntal, and Schenna.

Frazioni

The municipality of St. Leonhard in Passeier contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Walten (Valtina) and Schweinsteg (Sant'Orsola).

Coat-of-arms

The shield is sable a curved pile reversed or. It is the sign of the Lords of Passeier who lived in Jaufenburg Castle in the 13th and 14th centuries. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.83% of the population speak German, 1.05% Italian and 0.12% Ladin as first language.

References

St. Leonhard in Passeier Wikipedia