Andrian, South Tyrol

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Andrian

46°31′N 11°14′E / 46.517°N 11.233°E / 46.517; 11.233CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)Government

• MayorRoland Danay (SVP)Area

^[1]

• Total4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi)Elevation

285 m (935 ft)Population

(Nov. 2010)^[2]

• Total1,043 • Density210/km² (550/sq mi)DemonymsGerman: Andrianer
Italian: andrianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

39010

Dialing code0471WebsiteOfficial website

Andrian (German pronunciation: [ˈandrɪan]; Italian: Andriano [andriˈaːno]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in Italy, located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,043 and an area of 4.9 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi).^[3]

Andrian borders the following municipalities: Eppan, Nals and Terlan.

History

Coat of arms

The emblem is that of the Lords of Andrian. It's party per pale of gules and argent with a pile curved inward and the colours alternating. The emblem was adopted in 1968.^[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 89.96% speak German, 9.53% Italian and 0.51% Ladin as first language.^[5]

Language	1991	2001^[6]	2011^[5]
German	95.01%	97.32%	89.96%
Italian	4.57%	2.55%	9.53%
Ladin	0.42%	0.13%	0.51%

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.
^ of the World: Andrian^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10