Proveis Explained

Proveis
Official Name:Gemeinde Proveis
Comune di Proves
Coordinates:46.4833°N 12°W
Region:Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province:South Tyrol (BZ)
Mayor Party:SVP
Mayor:Ulrich Gamper
Area Total Km2:18.5
Population Total:274
Population As Of:Nov. 2010
Population Demonym:German: Proveiser
Italian: provesini
Postal Code:39040
Area Code:0463

Proveis (pronounced as /de/; Italian: Proves pronounced as /it/) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25km (16miles) west of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, Proveis had a population of 274 and an area of 18.5km2.[1]

Proveis borders the following municipalities: Cagnò, Laurein, Rumo and Ulten.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a black grouse or square, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock on azure. The pheasant symbolizes that the place was once famous for hunting; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein, Proveis, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix, the last two united. The emblem was adopted in 1966.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.71% of the population speak German and 2.29% Italian as first language.[3]

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/p/proveis.htm Heraldry of the World: Proveis
  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 .