Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix
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Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix is a comune
(municipality) 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.
The municipality of Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix contains the frazione
(subdivision) Malgasott.
Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix borders the following municipalities: Eppan
, Nals
, St Pankraz, Tisens
, Castelfondo
, and Fondo
.
with an or
square, the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock. The four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein
, Proveis
, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix. The first emblem represents a church, the second St. Felix with a palm in the left hand and a book in the right. The emblem was adopted in 1966.
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
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...
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km north 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 20 km west of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 775 and an area of 27.5 km².The municipality of Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix contains the frazione
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...
(subdivision) Malgasott.
Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix borders the following municipalities: Eppan
Eppan an der Weinstraße
Eppan an der Weinstraße is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 8 km southwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
, 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:...
, St Pankraz, Tisens
Tisens
Tisens is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km north of the city of Trento and about 15 km northwest of the city of Bolzano .-Geography:...
, Castelfondo
Castelfondo
Castelfondo is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km north of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 624 and an area of 25.8 km².Castelfondo borders the following municipalities: Brez, Fondo, St. Pankraz,...
, and Fondo
Fondo
Fondo is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km north of Trento...
.
Coat-of-arms
The village has two coat-of-arms regarding the two joined municipalities. The shield is azureAzure
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....
with an 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...
square, the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock. The four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein
Laurein
Laurein is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km north of Trento and about 20 km west of Bolzano .-Geography:...
, Proveis
Proveis
Proveis is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km north of Trento and about 25 km west of Bolzano .-Geography:...
, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix. The first emblem represents a church, the second St. Felix with a palm in the left hand and a book in the right. The emblem was adopted in 1966.