Margreid an der Weinstraße explained

Margreid
Official Name:Gemeinde Margreid an der Weinstraße
Comune di Magrè sulla Strada del Vino
Coordinates:46.2833°N 24°W
Region:Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province:South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni:Unterfennberg (Favogna di Sotto)
Mayor:Andreas Bonell
Area Total Km2:13.9
Population Total:1302
Population As Of:November 2010[1]
Population Demonym:German: Margreider
Italian: Magresi
Elevation M:241
Postal Code:39040
Area Code:0471

Margreid an der Weinstraße (pronounced as /de/; Italian: Magrè sulla Strada del Vino pronounced as /it/), often abbreviated to Margreid or Magrè, is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25km (16miles) southwest of the city of Bolzano.

Margreid borders the following municipalities: Kurtatsch, Kurtinig, Neumarkt, Roverè della Luna and Salorno.

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is party per fess, of gules and sable, with an or horn. It is the arms of the family Ob der Platten who lived in the village until 1511. The emblem, which was adopted in 1968, appeared as a seal in 1780.[2]

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 84.33% of the population speak German, 15.22% Italian and 0.45% Ladin as first language.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/m/margreid.htm Heraldry of the World: Margreid an der Weinstraße
  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 .