Hafling

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Hafling

46°39′N 11°14′E / 46.650°N 11.233°E / 46.650; 11.233CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)Government

• MayorAndreas PeerArea

^[1]

• Total27.4 km² (10.6 sq mi)Population

(Nov. 2010)^[2]

• Total756 • Density28/km² (71/sq mi)Demonym(s)German: Haflinger
Italian: avelignese or avelengheseTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

39010

Dialing code0473WebsiteOfficial website

Hafling (German: [ˈhaːflɪŋ]; Italian: Avelengo [aveˈleŋɡo, aveˈlɛŋɡo]) is an Italian comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in Italy about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Bolzano and high above the valley basin of Merano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 756 and an area of 27.4 square kilometres (10.6 sq mi).^[3]

Hafling borders the following municipalities: Merano, Sarntal, Schenna and Vöran.

History

The city gave its name to the Haflinger breed of horses.

Coat of arms

The emblem is a natural breed Haflinger horse on a mountain with three vert peaks, through a pine tree. The mountain and the pine symbolize that the village is located at high elevation. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.^[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.58% of the population spoke German, 2.42% Italian as first language.^[5]

Language	1991	2001^[6]	2011^[5]
German	97.96%	97.67%	97.58%
Italian	2.04%	2.33%	2.42%
Ladin	0%	0%	0%

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Heraldry of the World: Hafling
^ ^a ^b "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". Astat Info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10