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Gemeinde Aldein Comune di Aldino |
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Country | Italy | ||
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
Province | South Tyrol (BZ) | ||
Frazioni | Radein (Redagno) | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Christoph Matzneller | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 63.2 km2 (24.4 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 1,225 m (4,019 ft) | ||
Population (Nov. 2010) | |||
• Total | 1,664 | ||
• Density | 26.3/km2 (68.2/sq mi) | ||
Demonym | Italian: di Aldino German: Aldeiner |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 39040 | ||
Dialing code | 0471 | ||
Website | Official website |
Aldein (Italian: Aldino) is a Gemeinde (municipality) in South Tyrol in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 15 km south of the city of Bolzano.
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The municipality of Aldein contains the frazione (subdivision) Radein (Redagno).
Aldein borders the following municipalities: Bronzolo, Carano, Daiano, Montan, Deutschnofen, Auer, Truden and Varena.
A settlement called Aldinum is mentioned for the first time in 1177, in 1185 the name appears as Alden.[1]
The coat of arms is divided party per fess; on the top are two quarter-circle, azure on argent background that represents the Weisshorn. The lower part shows the argent cross of Saint Andrew shortened that represent the four original hamelets on a gules background as the mountain of porphirite. The arms were adopted in 1969. [2]
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As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,674 and an area of 63.2 km².[4]
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