Andrian, South Tyrol Explained

Andrian
Official Name:Gemeinde Andrian
Comune di Adriano
Coordinates:46.5167°N 25°W
Region:Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province:South Tyrol (BZ)
Mayor Party:SVP
Mayor:Roland Danay
Area Total Km2:4.9
Population Total:1043
Population As Of:Nov. 2010
Population Demonyms:German: Andrianer
Italian: andrianesi
Elevation M:285
Postal Code:39010
Area Code:0471

Andrian (pronounced as /de/; Italian: Andriano pronounced as /it/) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in Italy, located about 9km (06miles) north-west of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,043 and an area of 4.9km2.[1]

Andrian borders the following municipalities: Eppan, Nals and Terlan.

History

Coat of arms

The emblem is that of the Lords of Andrian. It's party per pale of gules and argent with a pile curved inward and the colours alternating. The emblem was adopted in 1968.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 89.96% speak German, 9.53% Italian and 0.51% Ladin as first language.[3]

Language19912001[4] 2011
German95.01%97.32%89.96%
Italian4.57%2.55%9.53%
Ladin0.42%0.13%0.51%

Demographic evolution

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External links

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/a/andrian.htmHeraldry of the World: Andrian
  3. June 2012 . Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011 . astat info . 38 . 6–7 . Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. 2012-06-14 .
  4. Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10