Waidbruck

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Waidbruck
Comune
Gemeinde Waidbruck
Comune di Ponte Gardena
Oswald von Wolkenstein Town Square
Waidbruck
Location of Waidbruck in Italy
Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°32′E / 46.600°N 11.533°E / 46.600; 11.533Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°32′E / 46.600°N 11.533°E / 46.600; 11.533
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • Mayor Oswald Rabanser
Area
 • Total 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation 471 m (1,545 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
 • Total 192
 • Density 83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym German: Waidbrucker
Italian: pontegardenesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39040
Dialing code 0471
Website Official website

Waidbruck (Italian: Ponte Gardena; Ladin: Pruca) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 km northeast of Bolzano.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 192 and an area of 2.3 km².[1]

Waidbruck borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Kastelruth and Lajen.

History

Place name

An archaic form of the comune's name, Waidepruk (1264), reveals its origins from Old High German. Waid means "meadow" and pruk means "bridge". (Hence also the Italian name, "Ponte Gardena".)

Coat-of-arms

The emblem symbolizes the bridge; argent a fess nebuly gules on azure that indicates the Eisack river. The reason comes from the gules and argent insignia of the Counts of Wolkenstein owners of the local Trostburg Castle since 1385. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 81.40% of the population speak German, 13.37% Italian and 5.23% Ladin as first language.[3]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ↑ Heraldry of the World: Waidbruck
  3. ↑ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol) (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14. 

External links

Media related to Waidbruck at Wikimedia Commons


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