Proveis | |
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| Gemeinde Proveis Comune di Proves | |
 Proveis | |
  Proveis Location of Proveis in Italy  Proveis Proveis (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′N 11°1′E / 46.483°N 11.017°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ulrich Gamper ( SVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)
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| • Total | 274 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Proveiser Italian: provesini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0463 |
| Website | Official website |
Proveis (German: [proˈfaɪs]; Italian: Proves [proˈves]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, Proveis had a population of 274 and an area of 18.5 square kilometres (7.1 sq mi). [3]
Proveis borders the following municipalities: Cagnò, Laurein, Rumo and Ulten.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a black grouse or square, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock on azure. The pheasant symbolizes that the place was once famous for hunting; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein, Proveis, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix, the last two united. The emblem was adopted in 1966. [4]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 97.71% of the population speak German and 2.29% Italian 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: Proveis
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to
Proveis at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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