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Montan
Montan (; it, Montagna ) is a municipality with 1,701 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2018) in the South of South Tyrol in northern Italy, about south of Bolzano. The name Montan comes from the Latin ''mons'' ("mountain"). Geography The municipality of Montan, totalling , extends on the orographically left, i.e. eastern flank of the South Tyrolean Lowlands (Unterland), as the section of the Adige valley between Bolzano and the Salorno chasm is called. The main settlement areas are located on a wide hillside terrace, on which sits the main town of Montan (); somewhat south of it lie the two districts Pinzon () and Glen (). The Castelfeder hill () between Neumarkt and Auer protrudes west of the main town into the Adige valley. Below the hill, the municipality of Montan also occupies a small part of the valley floor up to the Adige river. To the east of the main town, the terrain rises to the Cislon (), a ridge of the forested mountain range that is part of the Fiemme Valley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuremberg
Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany. On the Pegnitz River (from its confluence with the Rednitz in Fürth onwards: Regnitz, a tributary of the River Main) and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it lies in the Bavarian administrative region of Middle Franconia, and is the largest city and the unofficial capital of Franconia. Nuremberg forms with the neighbouring cities of Fürth, Erlangen and Schwabach a continuous conurbation with a total population of 800,376 (2019), which is the heart of the urban area region with around 1.4 million inhabitants, while the larger Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has approximately 3.6 million inhabitants. The city lies about north of Munich. It is the largest city in the East Franconian dialect area (colloquially: "F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salorno
Salorno sulla Strada del Vino (; german: Salurn ) is the southernmost ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about southwest of the city of Bolzano. It is one of only five mainly Italian-speaking municipalities in South Tyrol. Geography The village centre is located on a scree in the Adige (''Etsch'') valley, about northeast of the city of Trento and about southwest of Bolzano. Parts of the municipal area belong to the Trudner Horn Nature Park nature reserve, which is part of the Natura 2000 network. Salorno station is a stop on the Brenner Railway line from Innsbruck to Verona. In the northwest Salorno borders the South Tyrolean municipalities of Kurtinig, Margreid, Montan, and Neumarkt. In the east and south it borders the Trentino municipalities of Altavalle, Capriana, Cembra Lisignago, Giovo, Grauno, Grumes, Mezzocorona, Roverè della Luna and Valda. The ''Chiusa di Salorno'' (''Salurner Klause''), a narrow section of the Adige Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neumarkt, South Tyrol
Neumarkt (literally "new market"; ; it, Egna ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about south of the city of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,001 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Neumarkt borders the following municipalities: Kaltern, Kurtatsch, Kurtinig, Margreid, Montan, Salorno and Tramin. Neumarkt is the chief town of the Überetsch-Unterland district. It is the main cultural, historical and artistic center with a very nice old town. The agglomeration includes the neighborhoods of Vill, Laag and Mazon. In the entire district Neumarkt is only the third most populated town after Laives and Eppan, which are agglomerated to the capital city Bolzano. The town is situated on the plain, elevation , on the left side of the Adige river. Neumarkt was a Roman village on the Claudia Augusta road; it was called ''Endidae'' . The sightseeing incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auer, South Tyrol
Auer (; it, Ora ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about south of the city of Bolzano. Geography As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 3,648 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Auer borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Bronzolo, Montan and Vadena. History Coat-of-arms The shield is party per fess of argent and gules with an azure chief with a rampant lion. It is the emblem of the family ''Khuen'' who took possession of the site, from 1397 until 1690, when they were then elevated to the Imperial Counts. On the azure chief two crossed or keys are represented as a remembrance of the insignia of St. Peter, to whom the parish church is dedicated. The emblem was adopted in 1969. Society Linguistic distribution According to the 2011 census, 69.74% of the population speak German, 29.59% Italian and 0.67% Ladin Ladin may refer to: * Ladin language, a language in nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truden Im Naturpark
Truden im Naturpark (; it, Trodena nel parco naturale ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about south of the city of Bolzano. Until March 2008 it was called simply Truden. Geography As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,007 and an area of . Truden borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Altrei, Capriana, Carano, and Montan. Frazioni The municipality of Truden contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Kltenbrunn (Fontanefredde), Mühlen (Molini di Trodena), and San Lugano. History Coat-of-arms The shield is barry of four of argent and gules and represents the crosier and the martyrdom hook, both of or in saltire with two palm branches on each side and a mitre over all. The emblem, granted in 1930, represents the insignia of Saint Blaise the patron saint. Society Linguistic distribution According to the 2011 census, 73.94% of the population speak German, 25.42% Italian and 0.64% Ladin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldein
Aldein (; it, Aldino ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about south of the city of Bolzano. Aldein borders the following municipalities: Bronzolo, Montan, Deutschnofen, Auer, South Tyrol, Auer, Truden im Naturpark, Truden and Ville di Fiemme. It contains the ''frazione'' (subdivision) Radein (Redagno). History A settlement called ''Aldinum'' is mentioned for the first time in 1177, in 1185 the name appears as ''Alden''. Coat-of-arms The coat of arms is divided division of the field, party per fess; on the top are two quarter-circle, Azure (heraldry), azure on argent background that represents the ''Weisshorn''. The lower part shows the argent cross of Saint Andrew shortened that represent the four original hamlets on a gules background as the mountain of porphyry (geology), porphyrite. The arms were adopted in 1969. Linguistic distribution According to the 2011 census, 98.07% of the population speak German language, German, 1.74% It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capriana
Capriana (''Caoriana'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento. Capriana borders the following municipalities: Montan, Truden, Altrei, Salorno, Valfloriana, Altavalle, and Sover. Capriana is the birthplace of the mystic and Servant of God "Servant of God" is a title used in the Catholic Church to indicate that an individual is on the first step toward possible canonization as a saint. Terminology The expression "servant of God" appears nine times in the Bible, the first five in th ... Maria Domenica Lazzeri.Guido Sommavilla ''Maria Domenica Lazzeri'' San Paolo Press 1996 References Cities and towns in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol {{TrentinoAltoAdige-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bavarians
Bavarians ( Bavarian: ''Boarn'', Standard German: ''Baiern'') are an ethnographic group of Germans of the Bavaria region, a state within Germany. The group's dialect or speech is known as the Bavarian language, native to Altbayern ("Old Bavaria"), roughly the territory of the Electorate of Bavaria in the 17th century. Like the neighboring Austrians, Bavarians are traditionally Catholic. In much of ''Altbayern'', membership in the Catholic Church remains above 70%, and the center-right Christian Social Union in Bavaria (successor of the Bavarian People's Party of 1919–1933) has traditionally been the strongest party in the Landtag, and also the party of all Ministers-President of Bavaria since 1946, with the single exception of Wilhelm Hoegner, 1954–1957. Areal and dialectal subdivision There is no ethno-linguistic distinction between Bavarians and Austrians. The territory of Bavaria has changed significantly over German history; in the 19th century the Kingdom of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleimstal
300px, Location of the Fiemme Valley in Trentino. 300px, The Passo_Lusia.html"_;"title="Lagorai_seen_from_Passo_Lusia">Lagorai_seen_from_Passo_Lusia. Fiemme_Valley_(_it.html" ;"title="Passo_Lusia..html" ;"title="Passo_Lusia.html" ;"title="Lagorai seen from Lagorai_seen_from_Passo_Lusia.">Passo_Lusia.html"_;"title="Lagorai_seen_from_Passo_Lusia">Lagorai_seen_from_Passo_Lusia. Fiemme_Valley_(_it">Val_di_Fiemme,_german:_Fleimstal)_is_a_valley_in_the_Trentino_Provinces_of_Italy.html" "title="Passo Lusia">Lagorai seen from Passo Lusia.">Passo_Lusia.html" ;"title="Lagorai seen from Passo Lusia">Lagorai seen from Passo Lusia. Fiemme Valley ( it">Val di Fiemme, german: Fleimstal) is a valley in the Trentino Provinces of Italy">province, i.e. the southern half of the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Regions of Italy, region, in northern Italy, located in the Dolomites mountain region. History In Classical Antiquity, the valley was part of the Cisalpine Gaul province of the Roman Empire. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ettore Tolomei
Ettore Tolomei (16 August 1865, in Rovereto – 25 May 1952, in Rome) was an Italian nationalist and fascist. He was designated a Member of the Italian Senate in 1923, and ennobled as Conte della Vetta in 1937. Pre-World War I activism Born into a nationalistically oriented family (that rejected the Austrian domination of his Trentino and supported the Italian irredentism), after his studies in Florence and Rome Tolomei became associated with the nationalistic Dante Alighieri Society. After graduation in 1888 he taught in Italian schools at Tunis, Thessaloniki, İzmir and Cairo. He returned to Italy in 1901 and was appointed Inspector General of Italian Schools Abroad by the Foreign Ministry's Office. His nationalistic activities had begun in 1890 with the founding of the weekly magazine ''La Nazione Italiana'' (The Italian Nation), a propagandistic publication whose aim was to popularize the positions of the Dante Alighieri Society. Its articles dwelled mainly on the issue of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladin Language
Ladin (, also ; autonym: , it, ladino; german: Ladinisch) is a Romance language of the Rhaeto-Romance subgroup, mainly spoken in the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy in the provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino, and Belluno, by the Ladin people. It exhibits similarities to Swiss Romansh and Friulian. The precise extension of the Ladin language area is a subject of scholarly debate. A more narrow perspective includes only the dialects of the valleys around the Sella group, while wider definitions comprise the dialects of adjacent valleys in the Province of Belluno and even dialects spoken in the northwestern Trentino. A standard variety of Ladin () has been developed by the Office for Ladin Language Planning as a common communication tool across the whole Ladin-speaking region. Geographic distribution Ladin is recognized as a minority language in 54 Italian municipalities belonging to the provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino and Belluno. It is not possible to asses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weyarn
Weyarn is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany. It dates back to a monastery that was founded by Siboto II, count of Falkenstein in 1133. It is located 38 km southeast of Munich and can be easily reached on highway A8 running from Munich to Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ....Chigbu, U.E. (2012). Village Renewal as an Instrument of Rural Development: Evidence from Weyarn, Germany. Community Development, Vol. 43 (2), pp. 209-224. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15575330.2011.575231#preview They have worked towards retaining their original identity through a project oVillage Renewalsince the 1990s. Currently, they have been adjudged to be very successful in this regard, and are now known for their established appro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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