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| — Comune — | |
| Gemeinde Neumarkt Comune di Egna |
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Neumarkt
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Laag (Laghetti), Mazon (Mazzon ), St. Florian (San Floriano), Vill (Villa) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Horst Pichler (South Tyrolean People's Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23 km2 (8.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 5,001 |
| • Density | 217.4/km2 (563.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Neumarktner Italian: egnesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39044 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Saint day | 6 December |
| Website | Official website |
Neumarkt, literally "new market", (Italian: Egna) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 25 km south of the city of Bolzano.
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,001 and an area of 23 km².[1]
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The municipality of Neumarkt contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Laag (Laghetti), Mazon (Mazzon), St. Florian (San Floriano) and Vill (Villa).
Neumarkt borders the following municipalities: Kaltern, Kurtatsch, Kurtinig, Margreid, Montan, Salorno and Tramin.
Neumarkt is the chief town of the Überetsch-Unterland district. It is the main cultural, historical and artistic center with a very nice old town. The agglomeration includes the neighborhoods of Vill, Laag and Mazon. In the entire district Neumarkt is only the third most populated town after Laives and Eppan, which are agglomerated to the capital city Bolzano.
The town is situated on the plain (214 m), on the left side of the Adige river.
Neumarkt was a Roman village on the Claudia Augusta road it was called Endidae . The sightseeing include the arcades of the old town, the parish church, the Local Culture Museum and the church of Vill.
The escutcheon is party per pale, the left side represents the argent crescent moon on a gules background; in the right side a gules cross, with shortened arms, on aa argent background. In a document dated 1395 Albrecht of Austria, brother of Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria granted to the village, then called Newnmarkt, the use of the arms. The emblem was granted in 1967.[2]
According to the 2001 census, 61.65% of the population speak German, 37.97% Italian and 0.37% Ladin as first language.[3]
Lilli Gruber a female journalist is born in Neumerkt.