Waidbruck ( German: [vaɪtˈbrʊk] ; Italian : Ponte Gardena [ˈponte ɡarˈdeːna, - ɡarˈdɛːna] ; Ladin : Pruca ) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy , located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Bolzano .
4-418: As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 192 and an area of 2.3 square kilometres (0.89 sq mi). Waidbruck borders the following municipalities: Barbian , Kastelruth and Lajen . An archaic form of the comune' s name, Waidepruk (1264), reveals its origins from Old High German . Waid means "meadow" and pruk means "bridge". The Italian name, "Ponte Gardena", has only been created during
8-473: Is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy , located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Bolzano . As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,601 and an area of 24.4 square kilometres (9.4 sq mi). Barbian borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth , Lajen , Waidbruck , Ritten , and Villanders . The municipality of Barbian contains
12-666: The frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Kollmann (Colma), St. Gertraud (Santa Gertrude), Saubach. The dwelling is mentioned for the first time in 994 as Parpian , the name deriving probably from the Latin personal name Barbius , a name also attested in Venetic inscriptions from the Roman era. The shield is tierced per fess in argent , vert and sable . In the second level are represented three churches: St. Nicholas, St. Gertrude and St. Magdalene, which are located in
16-839: The Italianization process carried out by the Italian Fascism . The emblem symbolizes the bridge; argent a fess nebuly gules on azure that indicates the Eisack river. The reason comes from the gules and argent insignia of the counts of Wolkenstein , owners of the local Trostburg Castle since 1385. The emblem was adopted in 1969. According to the 2011 census, 81.40% of the population speak German, 13.37% Italian and 5.23% Ladin as first language. [REDACTED] Media related to Waidbruck at Wikimedia Commons Barbian Barbian ( German: [ˈbarbi̯aːn] ; Italian : Barbiano [barˈbjaːno] )
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