Eppan an der Weinstraße is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in South Tyrol

South Tyrol

South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km northeast of the city of Trento

Trento

Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...

 and about 8 km southwest of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 14,226 and an area of 59.7 km².

The municipality of Eppan contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Frangart (Frangarto), Girlan (Cornaiano), Missian (Missiano), Montiggl (Monticolo), Perdonig (Predonico), St. Michael (San Michele), St. Pauls (San Paolo), Unterrain (Riva di Sotto).

Eppan borders the following municipalities: Andrian

Andrian

Andrian is a Gemeinde in South Tyrol in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km north of the city of Trento and about 9 km north-west of the city of Bolzano...

, Bolzano, Kaltern

Kaltern an der Weinstraße

Kaltern an der Weinstraße is a municipality in South Tyrol, in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is located about 40 km north of the city of Trento and about 12 km southwest of the city of Bolzano....

, Nals

Nals

Nals is a Gemeinde in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km north of the city of Trento and about 13 km northwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...

, Terlan

Terlan

Terlan is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km north of the city of Trento and about 9 km northwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...

, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix

Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix

Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km north of the city of Trento and about 20 km west of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...

, Vadena

Vadena

Vadena is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 10 km southwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...

, Cavareno

Cavareno

Cavareno is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km north of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 940 and an area of 9.7 km²....

, Fondo

Fondo

Fondo is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km north of Trento...

, Malosco

Malosco

Malosco is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about north of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 368 and an area of 6.8 km².-History:...

, Sarnonico

Sarnonico

Sarnonico is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km north of Trento...

, and Ronzone

Ronzone

Ronzone is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km north of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 369 and an area of 5.3 km²....

.

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents the coat-of-arms of the farm Hocheppan owned by the Lords of Eppan since IX century. In the left side it is depicted half star with eight rays and the crescent moon to the right, both of or

Or (heraldry)

In heraldry, Or is the tincture of gold and, together with argent , belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a field of evenly spaced dots...

 on azure

Azure

In heraldry, azure is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else marked with either az. or b. as an abbreviation....

 background. The emblem was adopted in 1967.

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 87.16% of the population speak German, 12.47% Italian, and 0.37% Ladin as first language.

Notable people associated with Eppan

• Johann Georg Platzer
  Johann Georg Platzer
  Johann Georg Platzer was an Austrian painter and draughtsman.Platzer was born in Eppan in the County of Tyrol, and came from a family of painters. He painted primarily primarily historical and mythical scenes. Platzer worked with his uncle as a court painter in Passau. He returned to Eppan where...
  
   (1704–1761), painter
• Leonhard von Call
  Leonhard von Call
  Leonhard von Call , sometimes referred to as Leonhard de Call, was an Austrian composer and guitarist.-Life:He was born in Eppan an der Weinstraße, northern Italy....
  
   (1767–1815), composer
• Sepp Kerschbaumer
  Sepp Kerschbaumer
  Sepp Kerschbaumer was a leading member of the South Tyrolean Liberation Committee , which campaigned for the break-away of South Tyrol from Italy...
  
  freedom fighter/terrorist born in Frangart (Frangarto).

External links

• Official website