Vöran

Vöran (German pronunciation: [ˈføˑran]; Italian: Verano [veˈraːno]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.

Vöran
Comune
Gemeinde Vöran
Comune di Verano
Vöran
Coat of arms
Location of Vöran
Vöran
Location of Vöran in Italy
Vöran
Vöran (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°14′E
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniAschl (Eschio)
Government
 • MayorThomas Egger
Area
[1]
 • Total22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total927
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Vöraner
Italian: di Verano
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39010
Dialing code0473
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 927 and an area of 22.1 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi).[3]

The municipality of Vöran contains the hamlet of Aschl.

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

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is tierced per fess: the first of azure, the second a yoke on or and the third of gules. The insignia symbolize some peculiarities of the municipality. The yoke is referred to the cattle-breeding and the agriculture, the red to the mountains rich in porphyry and the azure to the blue-sky. The emblem was granted in 1967.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.90% of the population speak German and 2.10% Italian as first language.[5]

Demographic evolution

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. "Heraldry of the World. Voran". Ngw.nl. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  5. "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.

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