St. Leonhard in Passeier explained

St. Leonhard in Passeier
Official Name:Gemeinde St. Leonhard in Passeier
Comune di San Leonardo in Passiria
Coordinates:46.8167°N 26°W
Region:Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province:South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni:Walten (Valtina), Schweinsteg (Sant'Orsola)
Mayor Party:SVP
Mayor:Robert Tschöll
Area Total Km2:88.4
Population Total:3547
Population As Of:Nov. 2010
Pop Density Footnotes:43
Population Demonym:German: Sankt Leonharder
Italian:sanleonardesi
Elevation M:689
Saint:Saint Leonard
Day:11 November
Postal Code:39015
Area Code:0437

St. Leonhard in Passeier (pronounced as /de/; Italian: San Leonardo in Passiria pronounced as /it/) is a comune (municipality) and a village in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about 35km (22miles) north of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,547 and an area of 88.4km2.[1]

Its bordering municipalities are Moos in Passeier, Ratschings, Riffian, St. Martin in Passeier, Sarntal, and Schenna.

Frazioni

The municipality of St. Leonhard in Passeier contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Walten (Valtina) and Schweinsteg (Sant'Orsola).

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is sable a curved pile reversed or. It is the sign of the Lords of Passeier who lived in Jaufenburg Castle in the 13th and 14th centuries. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.83% of the population speak German, 1.05% Italian and 0.12% Ladin 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/s/st-leonh.htm Heraldry of the World: St. Leonhard in Passeier
  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 .