La Val
La Val | |
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| Comun de La Val Comune di La Valle Gemeinde Wengen | |
 View of La Val | |
 Coat of arms | |
  La Val Location within Italy  La Val Location within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′31″N 11°55′30″E / 46.65861°N 11.92500°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Felix Nagler |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.0 km2 (15.1 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 1,307 |
| • Density | 33.5/km2 (86.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Italian: badiotti German: Wengener |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39030 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Patron saint | St. Genesius |
| Saint day | August 25 |
| Website | Official website |
La Val (Italian: La Valle [la ˈvalle]; German: Wengen [ˈvɛŋən] ⓘ) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
[edit]As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,307 and an area of 39.0 square kilometres (15.1 mi2).[3]
History
[edit]Coat-of-arms
[edit]The emblem consists of a vert branch, placed on bend, with two leaves on argent, it is the emblem of the family Rü. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[4]
Society
[edit]Linguistic distribution
[edit]According to the 2024 census, 96.45% of the population speak Ladin, 1.70% Italian and 1.85% German as first language.[5]
Demographic evolution
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Tourism
[edit]In tourist centers people also speak some English. The religion is Roman Catholic.
Tourism (hiking, mountain climbing, mountain biking) is a mainstay of the local economy as is agriculture. There is no locally-centered ski tourism, but in winter shuttle buses transport tourists to the nearby ski resorts such as Alta Badia. Tourism usually peaks in the winter months due to the comunes' location and attractions.
Whereas in earlier decades the agricultural economy was, to a large degree, self-sufficient, it has become, meanwhile, more of a monoculture based on cattle.
Down the valley at the Gran Ega river in Pederoa is a handicraft and industrial zone (shoes, textiles).
La Val (Wengen) borders the following municipalities: Badia, Mareo and San Martin de Tor.
Main Church St. Jenesius
empty old house in Miribun
Religious Procession
Armentara
Romanesque house in Furnacia
Max Planck was guest in Rumestluns
Old Bath Rumestluns "as seen by the chapel itself"
Barbarakapelle (left) and old church (middle) "as seen by the chapel itself"
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ Heraldry of the World: La Val
- ↑ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
External links
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- (Ladin) (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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