Laives

Laives
Laives
	Comune
	Comune di Laives; Gemeinde Leifers
	Panorama of Laives.
	Location of Laives
	Laives Location of Laives in Italy Laives Laives (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°26′N 11°20′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Pineta (Steinmannwald), La Costa (Seit), San Giacomo (St. Jakob)
Government
• Mayor	Christian Bianchi
Area [1]
• Total	24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Elevation	258 m (846 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	17,168
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Italian: Laivesotti; German: Leiferer
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39055
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Laives (Italian pronunciation: [ˈlaives]; German: Leifers [ˈlaɪ̯fɐs]) is a town and a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of the city of Bolzano. It is one of only five mainly Italian speaking municipalities in South Tyrol, and the fourth largest municipality in the province.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 17,168 and an area of 24.3 square kilometres (9.4 sq mi).[2]

Frazioni

The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions) Pineta (Steinmannwald), La Costa (Seit) and San Giacomo (St. Jakob)

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem consists of an argent pile, with concave sides on azure and a chapel on a mountain of gules. The sign, similar to that of the Counts of Lichtenstein who lived in the castle on Mount Köfele, represents the church of Peterköfele. The emblem was adopted in 1970.[3]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 71.50% of the population speak Italian, 27.99% German and 0.51% Ladin as first language.[4]

Language	2001[5]	2011[4]
German	29.07%	27.99%
Italian	70.42%	71.50%
Ladin	0.51%	0.51%

Notable people

Reinhard Dallinger (born 1950 in Laives) a retired zoologist and Professor of zoology and ecotoxicology

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References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Heraldry of the World: Laives
"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.
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

External links

Official website (in German and Italian)

Media related to Laives 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.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[3] Heraldry of the World: Laives

[Volkszählung_2011/Censimento_della_popolazione_2011-4] "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.

[Provincial_Statistics_Institute_of_the_Autonomous_Province_of_South_Tyrol-5] 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