Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix (German pronunciation: [ˈʊnsərə ˈliːbə fraʊ ʔɪm ˈvaldə saŋkt ˈfeːlɪks];[check IPA] Italian: Senale-San Felice [seˈnaːle saɱ feˈliːtʃe]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the city of Bolzano.
Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix | |
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| Gemeinde Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix Comune di Senale-San Felice | |
 Church in Unsere Liebe Frau | |
Location of Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix  | |
  Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix Location of Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix in Italy  Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 11°7′E / 46.500°N 11.117°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | Bolzano |
| Frazioni | Malgasott |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabriela Kofler (SVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.5 km2 (10.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,315 m (4,314 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 786 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Sankt Felixer Italian: senalesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39010 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 463 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editAs of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 775 and an area of 27.5 square kilometres (10.6 sq mi).[3]
The municipality of Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix contains the villages St. Felix, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and the hamlet Malgasott.
Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix borders the following municipalities: Eppan, Nals, St Pankraz, Tisens, Castelfondo, and Fondo.
History
editCoat-of-arms
editThe village has two coat-of-arms regarding the two joined municipalities. The shield is azure with an or square, the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock. The four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein, Proveis, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix. The first emblem represents a church, the second St. Felix with a palm in the left hand and a book in the right. The emblem was adopted in 1966.[4]
Anthropologist Eric R. Wolf examined the history of St. Felix in depth in his 1974 study The Hidden Frontier.
Society
editLinguistic distribution
editAccording to the 2011 census, 98.95% of the population speak German and 1.05% Italian as first language.[5]
Demographic evolution
editReferences
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: Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde - St. Felix
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix at Wikimedia Commons