Margreid an der Weinstraße (; ), often abbreviated to Margreid or Magrè, is a (municipality) and a village 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

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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 ...

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

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is party per fess, of

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and

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, 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.Heraldry of the World: Margreid an der Weinstraße
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Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 83.38% of the population speak German, 16.35% Italian and 0.27% Ladin as first language.

References

External links

Official website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Margreid An Der Weinstrasse Municipalities of South Tyrol Nonsberg Group