Laives (Italian: [ˈlaives]; German: Leifers [ˈlaɪfɐs]) is a town and a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of the city of Bolzano. It is one of only five mainly Italian speaking municipalities in South Tyrol, and the fourth largest municipality in the province.
Laives | |
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| Comune di Laives Gemeinde Leifers | |
Panorama of Laives. | |
Location of Laives  | |
Laives Location of Laives in Italy Laives Laives (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′N 11°20′E / 46.433°N 11.333°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Pineta (Steinmannwald), La Costa (Seit), San Giacomo (St. Jakob) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giovanni Seppi (SVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 17,168 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Italian: Laivesotti German: Leiferer |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39055 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editAs of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 17,168 and an area of 24.3 square kilometres (9.4 sq mi).[2]
Subdivisions
editThe municipality contains four urban centers:
- Laives (Leifers)
- Pineta (Steinmannwald)
- San Giacomo (St. Jakob)
- La Costa (Seit)
Laives is the seat of the town hall, Pineta and San Giacomo are two frazioni (hamlets), while La Costa is - according to the municipal statute - a località (inhabited locality), but it is often referred to as a frazione also in the official documentation. The Brantental valley connects it with Deutschnofen.
History
editCoat-of-arms
editThe emblem consists of an argent pile, with concave sides on azure and a chapel on a mountain of gules. The sign, similar to that of the Counts of Lichtenstein who lived in the castle on Mount Köfele, represents the church of Peterköfele. The emblem was adopted in 1970.[3]
Society
editLinguistic distribution
editAccording to the 2011 census, 71.50% of the population speak Italian, 27.99% German and 0.51% Ladin as first language.[4]
| Language | 2001[5] | 2011[4] |
|---|---|---|
| German | 29.07% | 27.99% |
| Italian | 70.42% | 71.50% |
| Ladin | 0.51% | 0.51% |
Culture
editThe carnival of Laives is one of the most important carnivals of Trentino-South Tyrol.
The city is also the headquarters of the Coro Monti Pallidi, an all-man a capella chorus founded in 1967 by Sergio Maccagnan and conducted since 2004 by Paolo Maccagnan.
Notable people
edit- Reinhard Dallinger (born 1950 in Laives) a retired zoologist and Professor of zoology and ecotoxicology
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Laives
- ^ a b "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ^ 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
External links
edit- Official website (in German and Italian)
Media related to Laives at Wikimedia Commons
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