Country Italy Elevation 471 m (1,545 ft) Local time Thursday 10:45 PM | Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Province South Tyrol | |
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Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Demonym(s) German: Waidbrucker
Italian: pontegardenesi Weather 10°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 43% Humidity | ||
Waidbruck
Waidbruck ( [vaɪ̯tˈbrʊk]; Italian: Ponte Gardena [ˈponte ɡarˈdeːna]; Ladin: Pruca) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Contents
- Waidbruck
- Map of 39040 Ponte Gardena Province of Bolzano South Tyrol Italy
- Geography
- Place name
- Coat of arms
- Linguistic distribution
- References
Map of 39040 Ponte Gardena Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 192 and an area of 2.3 square kilometres (0.89 sq mi).
Waidbruck borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Kastelruth and Lajen.
Place name
An archaic form of the comune's name, Waidepruk (1264), reveals its origins from Old High German. Waid means "meadow" and pruk means "bridge". Hence also the Italian name, "Ponte Gardena".
Coat-of-arms
The emblem symbolizes the bridge; argent a fess nebuly gules on azure that indicates the Eisack river. The reason comes from the gules and argent insignia of the counts of Wolkenstein, owners of the local Trostburg Castle since 1385. The emblem was adopted in 1969.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 81.40% of the population speak German, 13.37% Italian and 5.23% Ladin as first language.