Eppan an der Weinstraße (; ), often abbreviated to Eppan or Appiano, is a (municipality) in
South Tyrol
South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...
in northern
Italy
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, located about southwest of the city of
Bolzano
Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...
.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 14,226 and an area of .
Eppan borders the following municipalities:
Andrian,
Bolzano
Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...
,
Kaltern,
Nals,
Terlan
Terlan (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Geography
The municipal area is situated within the Adige Valley, about northwest of the city of Bolzano. Terlan is famous for its Italian wine, wine and asparagus pro ...
,
Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix,
Vadena,
Cavareno,
Fondo,
Malosco,
Sarnonico, and
Ronzone.
Frazioni
The municipality of Eppan contains the ''
frazioni
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'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Frangart (Frangarto), Girlan (Cornaiano), Missian (Missiano), Montiggl (Monticolo), Perdonig (Predonico), St. Michael (San Michele), St. Pauls (San Paolo), Unterrain (Riva di Sotto).
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents the coat-of-arms of the ''Hocheppan'' castle owned by the Lords of ''Eppan'' since the 11th century. In the left side it is depicted half star with eight rays and the crescent moon to the right, both of
or on
azure background. The emblem was adopted in 1967.
Notable sights
*
Ansitz Kreit
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 84.17% of the population speak
German, 15.36% Italian, and 0.47%
Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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Notable people
*
Egno von Eppan (died 1273), nobleman, prince-bishop of Brixen and Trent
*
Johann Georg Platzer (1704–1761), Rococo painter and draughtsman
*
Leonhard von Call (1767–1815), composer and virtuoso on the mandolin and guitar
*
Sepp Kerschbaumer (1913–1964) South Tyrolean freedom fighter/terrorist, born in Frangart (Frangarto)
*
George McAnthony (1966–2011), country singer and songwriter
*
Sabina Panzanini (born 1972), former Alpine skier, competed at the
1994
The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations.
In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
and
1998 Winter Olympics
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References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities of South Tyrol
Nonsberg Group