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Karneid
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Karneid (German: [karˈnaɪt]; Italian: Cornedo all'Isarco [korˈneːdo alliˈzarko]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the city of Bolzano and a village. It is also the location of Karneid castle.
Key Information
Geography
[edit]As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,311 and an area of 40.4 square kilometres (15.6 mi2).[3]
Karneid borders the following municipalities: Bolzano, Völs am Schlern, Welschnofen, Deutschnofen, Ritten, and Tiers.
Frazioni
[edit]The municipality of Karneid (Cornedo) contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Blumau (Prato all'Isarco), Breien (Briè), Kardaun (Cardano), Steinegg (Collepietra), and Gummer (San Valentino in Campo).
History
[edit]Coat-of-arms
[edit]The emblem is an argent curved pile on azure. It is part of the insignia of the Counts of Liechtenstein, owners of the castle, which ruled the village from 1385 to 1595. The arms were adopted in 1968.[4]
Society
[edit]Linguistic distribution
[edit]According to the 2024 census, 87.98% of the population speak German, 11.72% Italian and 0.30% Ladin as first language.[5]
Demographic evolution
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Culture
[edit]Notable people
[edit]- The Italian ski mountaineer Hansjörg Lunger was born in Karneid.
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: Karneid
- ^ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to Karneid at Wikimedia Commons
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