Riffian (; it, Rifiano ) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
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in northern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
, located about northwest of
Bolzano
Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...
.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,306 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
Riffian borders the following municipalities:
Kuens
Kuens (; it, Caines ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano in the Passeier Valley.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 399 and an area of .All demog ...
,
Moos in Passeier
Moos in Passeier (; it, Moso in Passiria ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Passeier Valley. It is located in South Tyrol, northern Italy, about northwest of the province's capital Bolzano, on the border with Austria.
Geography
As of 30 No ...
,
St. Leonhard in Passeier
St. Leonhard in Passeier (; it, San Leonardo in Passiria ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about north of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,547 and ...
,
St. Martin in Passeier,
Schenna
Schenna (; it, Scena ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located in the Passeier Valley, about northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,841 and an area of .All de ...
, and
Tirol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...
.
Frazioni
The Riffian municipality contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Magdfeld and Vernuer (Vernurio).
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a
bell tower
A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell tower ...
, with the bell box and the onion
dome
A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...
, on
azure; it is the symbol of the local church in the village. The emblem was adopted in 1968.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 97.76% of the population speak German, 1.85% Italian and 0.39%
Ladin
Ladin may refer to:
* Ladin language, a language in northern Italy, often classified as a Rhaeto-Romance language
*Ladin people, the inhabitants of the Dolomite Alps region of northern Italy
See also
*Laden (disambiguation)
* Ladino (disambigua ...
as first language.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol