Hafling

Hafling
Comune
Gemeinde Hafling
Comune di Avelengo
Church of St. John.

Coat of arms
Hafling
Location of Hafling in Italy
Coordinates: 46°39′N 11°14′E / 46.650°N 11.233°E / 46.650; 11.233
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • Mayor Andreas Peer
Area
 • Total 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Population (Nov. 2010)
 • Total 756
 • Density 28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Haflinger
Italian: Avelenghesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 39010
Dialing code 0473
Website Official website

Hafling (German: [ˈhaːflɪŋ]; Italian: Avelengo [aveˈleŋɡo]) is an Italian comune (municipality).

Hafling is located in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 756 and an area of 27.4 square kilometres (10.6 sq mi).[1]

Hafling borders the following municipalities: Merano, Sarntal, Schenna and Vöran.

History

A group of Haflinger in Hafling

The city gave its name to the Haflinger breed of horses.

Coat of arms

The emblem is a natural breed Haflinger horse, on a mountain with three vert peaks, through a pine tree. The mountain and the pine symbolize that the village is located at high elevation. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.58%of the population spoke German, 2.42% Italian as first language.[3]

Language 1991 2001[4] 2011[3]
German 97.96% 97.67% 97.58%
Italian 2.04% 2.33% 2.42%
Ladin 0% 0% 0%

References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ↑ Heraldry of the World: Hafling
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10

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