Jenesien
Jenesien | |
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| Gemeinde Jenesien Comune di San Genesio Atesino | |
 Jenesien seen from the west | |
Location of Jenesien  | |
  Jenesien Location of Jenesien in Italy  Jenesien Jenesien (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′N 11°20′E / 46.533°N 11.333°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Afing (Avigna), Flaas (Valas), Glaning (Cologna), Nobls (Montoppio) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul Romen (SVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.0 km2 (26.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 2,952 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Jenesier Italian: di San Genesio |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39050 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Jenesien (German: [jeˈneːsi̯ən]; Italian: San Genesio Atesino [san dʒeˈnɛːzjo ateˈziːno]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
[edit]As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,952 and an area of 69.0 square kilometres (26.6 sq mi).[3]
Jenesien borders the following municipalities: Bolzano, Mölten, Ritten, Sarntal, and Terlan.
Frazioni
[edit]The municipality of Jenesien contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Afing (Avigna), Flaas (Valas), Glaning (Cologna), and Nobls (Montoppio).
History
[edit]Coat-of-arms
[edit]The emblem is argent party per bend and five piles of gules, coming out of the diagonal division. It is the insignia of the Lords of Goldegg who lived in the village from 1190 to 1473. The emblem was adopted in 1966.[4]
Society
[edit]Linguistic distribution
[edit]According to the 2011 census, 97.79% of the population speak German, 3.07% Italian and 0.14% Ladin as first language.[5]
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns
[edit]Jenesien is twinned with:
Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany
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: Jenesien
- ^ "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 Jenesien at Wikimedia Commons
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