Aldein
Municipality in South Tyrol, Italy
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Aldein (German: [alˈdaɪn]; Italian: Aldino [alˈdiːno]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the city of Bolzano.
German: Aldeiner (Natives: Voldeiner)
Aldein | |
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| Comune di Aldein | |
View of Aldein | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Aldein Location of Aldein in Italy  Aldein Aldein (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′N 11°21′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Radein (Redagno) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charlotte Oberberger Pichler |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.2 km2 (24.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,225 m (4,019 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2020)[2] | |
• Total | 1,648 |
| • Density | 26.1/km2 (67.5/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Italian: di Aldino German: Aldeiner (Natives: Voldeiner) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Aldein borders the following municipalities: Bronzolo, Montan, Deutschnofen, Auer, Truden and Ville di Fiemme. It contains the frazione (subdivision) Radein (Redagno).
History
A settlement called Aldinum is mentioned for the first time in 1177, in 1185 the name appears as Alden.[3]
Coat-of-arms
The coat of arms is divided party per fess; on the top are two quarter-circle, azure on argent background that represents the Weisshorn. The lower part shows the argent cross of Saint Andrew shortened that represent the four original hamlets on a gules background as the mountain of porphyrite. The arms were adopted in 1969. [4]
