| Innichen | |
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| Marktgemeinde Innichen Comune di San Candido |
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Innichen
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Monte San Candido (Innichberg), Versciaco di Sopra (Obervierschach), Versciaco di Sotto (Untervierschach), Versciaco (Vierschach), Prato alla Drava (Winnebach) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Werner Tschurtschenthaler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.1 km2 (30.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,175 m (3,855 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 3,175 |
| • Density | 39.6/km2 (102.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Innichner Italian: di San Candido |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39038 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Patron saint | Saint Candide, Saint Korbinian |
| Website | Official website |
Innichen (Italian: San Candido) is a market town and comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
It is located in the Puster Valley on the Drava river, about 120 km northeast of Trento and about 80 km northeast of Bolzano (Bozen), on Italy's border with Austria.
As November 2010, it had a population of 3,175.[1]
Innichen borders the municipalities of Toblach, Innervillgraten (Austria), Sexten, and Sillian (Austria).
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It is home to the Innichen Abbey, founded here in the late 8th century and which belonged to the Archbishopric of Freising. The abbey itself was disestablished in 1785, while the surrounding estates were acquired by the County of Tyrol after the Mediatisation of 1803 (Reichsdeputationshauptschluss). According to the Treaty of Saint-Germain terms, Innichen became part of Kingdom of Italy in 1919. Innichen is still the site of a Franciscan monastery founded in 1691.
The emblem shows an argent tower with the Ghibelline merlon on two levels, with the portal and the portcullis; above the door a coat of arms showing the head of a Moor, crowned with a or diadem on azure. The tower has settled on vert countryside and gules. This kind of representation points out that the site was once under the rule of the Bishops of Freising owners of a large area in the region from 769 to 1803. The coat of arms was granted by King Albert I of Germany in 1303.[2]
According to the 2001 census, 84.84% of the population spoke German, 14.78% Italian and 0.38% Ladin as first language.[3]