Proveis (; ) 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
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, located about west 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, Proveis had a population of 274 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
Proveis borders the following municipalities:
Cagnò,
Laurein,
Rumo and
Ulten.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a
black grouse or square, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock on
azure. The pheasant symbolizes that the place was once famous for
hunting
Hunting is the Human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products (fur/hide (sk ...
; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of
Non Valley:
Laurein, Proveis,
Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix, the last two united. The emblem was adopted in 1966.
Heraldry of the World: Proveis
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Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 97.45% of the population speak German and 2.55% Italian as first language.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol