Neumarkt, South Tyrol

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Neumarkt, South Tyrol - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 46°19′1″N 11°16′1″E / 46.31694°N 11.26694°E

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Neumarkt
Comune
Gemeinde Neumarkt Comune di Egna
View from the south
Location of Neumarkt/Egna in the province of South Tyrol.
Location of Neumarkt
Neumarkt Location of Neumarkt in Italy Show map of Italy Neumarkt Neumarkt (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°19′1″N 11°16′1″E / 46.31694°N 11.26694°E / 46.31694; 11.26694
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Laag (Laghetti), Mazon (Mazzon), St. Florian (San Floriano), Vill (Villa)
Government
• Mayor	Karin Jost (South Tyrolean People's Party)
Area ^[1]
• Total	23 km² (9 sq mi)
Elevation	214 m (702 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)^[2]
• Total	5,001
• Density	220/km² (560/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Neumarktner Italian: egnesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39044
Dialing code	0471
Saint day	6 December
Website	Official website

Neumarkt (German: [ˈnɔʏmarkt] ^ⓘ, lit. 'New Market'; Italian: Egna [ˈeɲɲa]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the city of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[3]

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,001 and an area of 23 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi).^[4]

Neumarkt borders the following municipalities: Kaltern, Kurtatsch, Kurtinig, Margreid, Montan, Salorno and Tramin.

Neumarkt is the chief town of the Überetsch-Unterland district. It is the main cultural, historical and artistic center with a very nice old town. The agglomeration includes the neighborhoods of Vill, Laag and Mazon. In the entire district Neumarkt is only the third most populated town after Laives and Eppan, which are agglomerated to the capital city Bolzano.

The town is situated on the plain, elevation 214 metres (702 ft), on the left side of the Adige river.

Neumarkt was a Roman village on the Claudia Augusta road; it was called Endidae.^[5] The sightseeing include the arcades of the old town, the parish church, the Local Culture Museum and the church of Vill.

Frazioni

The municipality of Neumarkt contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Laag (Laghetti), Mazon (Mazzon), St. Florian (San Floriano) and Vill (Villa).

History

Coat-of-arms

The escutcheon is party per pale, the left side represents the argent crescent moon on a gules background; in the right side a gules cross, with shortened arms, on an argent background. In a document dated 1395 Albrecht of Austria, brother of Duke Rudolf IV of Austria granted to the village, then called Newnmarkt, the use of the arms. The emblem was granted in 1967.^[6]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 62.70% of the population speak German, 36.89% Italian and 0.42% Ladin as first language.^[7]

Notable people

Lilli Gruber (born 1957 in Neumarkt), journalist and former politician

Sport

The ice hockey team HC Neumarkt-Egna is based in the town.

References

^ "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.
^ "Trentino Alto Adige" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Gritsch (1997). Neumarkt an der Etsch – Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, pp. 73 s.
^ Heraldry of the World: Neumarkt
^ "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

(in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
Neumarkt Tourist Information

Media related to Neumarkt, South Tyrol at Wikimedia Commons

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