Karneid

Karneid
Karneid
	Comune
	Gemeinde Karneid; Comune di Cornedo all'Isarco
	Karneid Castle
	Coat of arms
	Karneid Location of Karneid in Italy Karneid Karneid (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°30′N 11°24′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Blumau (Prato all'Isarco), Breien (Briè), Kardaun (Cardano), Steinegg (Collepietra), Gummer (San Valentino in Campo)
Government
• Mayor	Martina Lantschner Pisetta
Area [1]
• Total	40.4 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Elevation	510 m (1,670 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	3,311
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Karneider; Italian: di Cornedo
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39050
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Karneid (German pronunciation: [karˈnaɪ̯t]; Italian: Cornedo all'Isarco [korˈneːdo alliˈzarko]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the city of Bolzano. It is also the location of Karneid castle.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,311 and an area of 40.4 square kilometres (15.6 sq mi).[3]

Karneid borders the following municipalities: Bolzano, Völs am Schlern, Welschnofen, Deutschnofen, Ritten, and Tiers.

Frazioni

The municipality of Karneid (Cornedo) contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Blumau (Prato all'Isarco), Breien (Briè), Kardaun (Cardano), Steinegg (Collepietra), and Gummer (San Valentino in Campo).

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is an argent curved pile on azure. It is part of the insignia of the Counts of Liechtenstein, owners of the castle, which ruled the village from 1385 to 1595. The arms was adopted in 1968.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 89.03% of the population speak German, 10.64% Italian and 0.33% Ladin as first language.[5]

Demographic evolution

Culture

Notable people

The Italian ski mountaineer Hansjörg Lunger was born in Karneid.

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References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Heraldry of the World: Karneid
"Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info. Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

External links

(in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

Media related to Karneid at Wikimedia Commons

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-3] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[4] Heraldry of the World: Karneid

[5] "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info. Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.