Deutschnofen (German pronunciation: [ˌdɔʏtʃn̩ˈoːfn̩]; Italian: Nova Ponente [ˈnɔːva poˈnɛnte]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the city of Bolzano.
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Coordinates: 46°25′N 11°26′E / 46.417°N 11.433°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
Frazioni | Petersberg (Monte San Pietro), Sankt Nikolaus/Eggen (San Nicolò d'Ega) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bernhard Daum |
Area | |
• Total | 112.49 km2 (43.43 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,357 m (4,452 ft) |
Population (31 August 2020)[2] | |
• Total | 4,011 |
• Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
Demonyms | German: Deutschnofner Italian: di Nova Ponente |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 39050 |
Dialing code | 0471 |
Website | Official website |
Deutschnofen borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Bolzano, Bronzolo, Karneid, Laives, Welschnofen, and municipalities of Predazzo, Tesero and Varena in Trentino.
The municipality of Deutschnofen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Petersberg (Italian: Monte San Pietro), Eggen (Italian: San Nicolò d'Ega), Rauth (Novale) and Obereggen, a small tourist village located on the foot of the Latemar, with some 900 inhabitants.
The A22 motorway is located 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the village. Deutschnofen shares 7 km of the frontier with Trentino. The Brantental valley connects it with Laives.
The coat of arms is party per fess of argent and gules crossed, from edge to edge, from a knotty sable branch. The color argent symbolizes the deposits of dolomite and the gules ones those of porphyry; the branch represents the woodiness of the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[3]
According to the 2011 census, 97.42% of the population speak German, 2.33% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language.[4]
Language | 2001[5] | 2011[4] |
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German | 97.10% | 97.42% |
Italian | 2.51% | 2.33% |
Ladin | 0.39% | 0.25% |