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Terenten

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Terenten

46°50′N 11°47′E / 46.833°N 11.783°E / 46.833; 11.783CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)FrazioniPichlern (Colli in Pusteria)Government

• MayorReinhold WegerArea

^[1]

• Total42.5 km² (16.4 sq mi)Elevation

1,210 m (3,970 ft)Population

(Dec. 2015)^[2]

• Total1,743 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Demonym(s)German: Terentner
Italian: di TerentoTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

39030

Dialing code0472WebsiteOfficial website

Terenten (German pronunciation: [ˈterɛntn̩]; Italian: Terento [teˈrento]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

Geography

As of December 31, 2015, it had a population of 1,743 and an area of 42.5 square kilometres (16.4 sq mi).^[3]

The municipality of Terenten contains the frazione (subdivision) Pichlern (Colli in Pusteria).

Terenten borders the following municipalities: Kiens, Mühlwald, and Vintl.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a sable plough on gules background; it is the symbol of the local agriculture. The arms were granted in 1969.^[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 99.40% of the population speak German, 0.54% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.^[5]

Demographic evolution

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: Terenten
^ "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.