Frazioni Piccolongo (Piglon) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Monday 10:48 PM | Elevation 243 m (797 ft) Area 13.5 km² Postal code 39051 Dialling code 0471 | |
Weather 14°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 50% Humidity Region Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol | ||
Allenamento supermotard safety park vadena 2
Vadena ([ˈvaːdena]; German: Pfatten [ˈpfatn̩]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of the city of Bolzano. It is one of only five mainly Italian speaking municipalities in South Tyrol.
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- Allenamento supermotard safety park vadena 2
- Map of 39051 Vadena Province of Bolzano South Tyrol Italy
- Presentazione vorstellung comune di vadena gemeinde pfatten
- Geography
- Frazioni
- Coat of arms
- Linguistic distribution
- References
Map of 39051 Vadena Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy
Presentazione vorstellung comune di vadena gemeinde pfatten
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,005 and an area of 13.5 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi).
Vadena borders the following municipalities: Auer, Bolzano, Bronzolo, Eppan, Kaltern, Laives and Tramin.
Frazioni
The municipality of Vadena contains the frazione (subdivision) Piccolongo (Piglon) and is home to the medieval castle of Laimburg.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess of argent and vert with a thin fess of argent under the division. In the first part is depicted in a central position, a green mountain with the ruins of a tower, and on each side two highest mountains. In the second part is a thin barry wavy of argent. The emblem symbolizes the geographical position of the municipality: the ruins of the tower represent the Laimburg Castle, the two peaks the Mitterberg, the thin band the motorway A22 and that wavy the river Adige. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 61.50% of the population speak Italian, 38.06% German and 0.44% Ladin as first language.