Bronzolo (Italian pronunciation: [bronˈdzɔːlo]; German: Branzoll [branˈtsɔl]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of the city of Bolzano. It is one of only five mainly Italian speaking municipalities in South Tyrol.
Bronzolo | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Bronzolo Gemeinde Branzoll | |
 Bronzolo / Branzoll seen from the northwest | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bronzolo  | |
  Bronzolo Location of Bronzolo in Italy  Bronzolo Bronzolo (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′N 11°19′E / 46.400°N 11.317°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giorgia Mongillo |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 2,652 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Italian: bronzolotti German: Branzoller |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39051 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editAs of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,652 and an area of 7.4 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi).[3]
Bronzolo borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Laives, Deutschnofen, Auer and Vadena.
History
editCoat-of-arms
editThe arms is party per bend sinister of argent and vert. At the center is a sable cornet trimmed with a cord of or. The vert represents the Etsch mountain and the valleys; the cornet is a reference to the village's long use as a mail station. The emblem was adopted in 1968.[4]
Society
editLinguistic distribution
editAccording to the 2024 census, 63.46% of the population speak Italian, 35.88% German and 0.66% Ladin as first language.
| Language | 2001[5] | 2011[6] | 2024[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | 39.68% | 37.34% | 35.88% |
| Italian | 59.85% | 62.01% | 63.46% |
| Ladin | 0.47% | 0.65% | 0.66% |
Demographic evolution
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References
edit- ^ "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: Branzoll". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol Archived 2016-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10
- ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ^ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
External links
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Media related to Bronzolo at Wikimedia Commons- (in Italian and German) Homepage of the municipality
