St. Leonhard in Passeier
Encyclopedia
St Leonhard in Passeier is a comune
(municipality) in the Passeier Valley
in South Tyrol
, northern Italy
, located about 80 km north of Trento
and about 35 km north of Bolzano (Bozen).
The municipality contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Walten (Valtina) and Schweinsteg (Sant'Orsola).
Its bordering municipalities are Moos in Passeier
, Ratschings
, Riffian, St Martin in Passeier, Sarntal
, and Schenna
.
a curved pile reversed
or
. It is the sign of the Lords of Passeier who lived in Jaufenburg Castle in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.
as first language.
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 the Passeier Valley
Passeier Valley
The Passeier Valley is the valley of the Passer river, in the mountains of South Tyrol, northern Italy. The Passer river is a left-bank tributary to the Adige. At the mouth of the valley, where the two rivers join, stands the town of Meran...
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...
, northern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, located about 80 km north 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 35 km north of Bolzano (Bozen).
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,547 and an area of 88.4 km².The municipality 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) Walten (Valtina) and Schweinsteg (Sant'Orsola).
Its bordering municipalities are Moos in Passeier
Moos in Passeier
Moos in Passeier is a comune in the Passeier Valley, in South Tyrol in the Northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol...
, Ratschings
Ratschings
Ratschings is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 90 km north of the city of Trento and about 45 km north of the city of Bolzano , on the border with Austria.-Geography:...
, Riffian, St Martin in Passeier, Sarntal
Sarntal
Sarntal is a valley and a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 15 km north of the city of Bolzano....
, and Schenna
Schenna
Schenna is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano .-Geography:...
.
Coat-of-arms
The shield is sableSable (heraldry)
In heraldry, sable is the tincture black, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures, called "colours". In engravings and line drawings, it is sometimes depicted as a region of crossed horizontal and vertical lines or else marked with sa. as an abbreviation.The name derives from the black fur of...
a curved pile reversed
Pile (heraldry)
In heraldry, a pile is a charge usually counted as one of the ordinaries ....
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...
. It is the sign of the Lords of Passeier who lived in Jaufenburg Castle in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 98.30% of the population speak German, 1.61% Italian and 0.09% LadinLadin
Ladin is a language consisting of a group of dialects spoken in the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy in the border regions of the provinces Trentino, South Tyrol and Belluno...
as first language.