Margreid an der Weinstraße

Margreid
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Margreid an der Weinstraße Comune di Magrè sulla Strada del Vino
Coat of arms
Margreid Location of Margreid in Italy
Coordinates: 46°17′N 11°13′E / 46.283°N 11.217°E / 46.283; 11.217
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Unterfennberg (Favogna di Sotto)
Government
– Mayor	Theresia Degasperi Gozzi
Area
– Total	13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Population (November 2010[1])
– Total	1,302
– Density	93.7/km2 (242.6/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Margreider Italian: Magresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39040
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Margreid an der Weinstraße (Italian: Magrè sulla Strada del Vino) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 25 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 25 km southwest of the city of Bolzano (Bozen).

Margreid borders the following municipalities: Kurtatsch, Kurtinig, Neumarkt, Roverè della Luna and Salorno.

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is party per fess, of gules and sable, with an or horn. It is the arms of the family Ob der Platten who lived in the village until 1511. The emblem, which was adopted in 1968, appeared as a seal in 1780.^[2]

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 83.49% of the population speak German, 15.96% Italian and 0.56% Ladin as first language.^[3]

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Margreid an der Weinstraße
3. ^ 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

• Official website (German) (Italian)