Vadena

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,005 and an area of 13.5 km2.

Vadena borders the following municipalities: Auer, Bolzano, Bronzolo, Eppan, Kaltern, Laives and Tramin.

Frazioni

The municipality of Vadena contains the frazione (subdivision) Piccolongo (Piglon) and is home to the medieval castle of Laimburg.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is party per fess of argent and vert with a thin fess of argent under the division. In the first part is depicted in a central position, a green mountain with the ruins of a tower, and on each side two highest mountains. In the second part is a thin barry wavy of argent. The emblem symbolizes the geographical position of the municipality: the ruins of the tower represent the Laimburg Castle, the two peaks of the Mitterberg, the thin band of the motorway A22 and the wavy river Adige. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 61.52% of the population speak Italian, 38.14% German and 0.34% Ladin as their first language.

Demographic evolution

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References

References

1. "Bilancio demografico mensile".
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy). Istat]].
3. [http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/p/pfatten.htm Heraldry of the World: Vadena]
4. Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): [http://www.provinz.bz.it/Astat/downloads/Siz_2008-eng.pdf "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-06-14 , Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10)
5. (June 2012). "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.
6. (December 2024). "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.