| Deutschnofen | |
| Official Name: | Gemeinde Deutschnofen Comune di Nova Ponente |
| Coordinates: | 46.4167°N 37°W |
| Region: | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province: | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni: | Petersberg (Monte San Pietro), Sankt Nikolaus/Eggen (San Nicolò d'Ega) |
| Mayor: | Bernhard Daum |
| Area Total Km2: | 112.49 |
| Population Total: | 4011 |
| Population As Of: | 31 August 2020 |
| Population Demonyms: | German Deutschnofner |
| Elevation M: | 1357 |
| Postal Code: | 39050 |
| Area Code: | 0471 |
Deutschnofen (pronounced as /de/; Italian: Nova Ponente pronounced as /it/) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 30km (20miles) southeast of the city of Bolzano. Deutschnofen borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Bolzano, Bronzolo, Karneid, Laives, Welschnofen, and municipalities of Predazzo, Tesero and Varena in Trentino.
The municipality of Deutschnofen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Petersberg (Italian: Monte San Pietro), Eggen (Italian: San Nicolò d'Ega), Rauth (Novale) and Obereggen, a small tourist village located on the foot of the Latemar, with some 900 inhabitants.
The A22 motorway is located 15km (09miles) from the village. Deutschnofen shares 7 km of the frontier with Trentino. The Brantental valley connects it with Laives.
The coat of arms is party per fess of argent and gules crossed, from edge to edge, from a knotty sable branch. The color argent symbolizes the deposits of dolomite and the gules ones those of porphyry; the branch represents the woodiness of the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[1]
According to the 2011 census, 97.42% of the population speak German, 2.33% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language.[2]