Auer (; ) is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (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
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
, located about south 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 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
Aldein (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village 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, Trude ...
,
Bronzolo,
Montan and
Vadena.
History
The name of the settlement is firstly mentioned in a deed of 1190 written in Latin which names ''Conradinus de Aura'', a servant of the Enn noblemen.
The village of Auer emerged as an association of people as early as the 15th century, as a corresponding document from 1463 attests with the explicit naming of the "''comunitas ville Awer''" – the
community
A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...
of the village of Auer – and its ''Riegler'' (land managers).
In 2022, two
Stolpersteine have been laid for Martin Krebs and Ida Kaufmann, both local victims of the
Holocaust
The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...
during the
Operationszone Alpenvorland period of 1943/44.
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.
Heraldry of the World: Auer
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Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 68.45% of the population speak German, 31.28% Italian and 0.27% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
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Homepage of the municipality
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Municipalities of South Tyrol
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