Barbian
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Barbian (German: [ˈbarbi̯aːn]; Italian: Barbiano [barˈbjaːno]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Italian: Barbianesi
Barbian | |
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| Comune di Barbian | |
Parish church of Saint James | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Barbian Location of Barbian in Italy  Barbian Barbian (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°31′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | Bolzano (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Kollmann (Colma), St. Gertraud (Santa Gertrude), Saubach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josef Gafriller |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 836 m (2,743 ft) |
| Population (November 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 1,601 |
| • Density | 65.6/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | German: Barbianer Italian: Barbianesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,601 and an area of 24.4 square kilometres (9.4 mi2).[3]
Barbian borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Lajen, Waidbruck, Ritten, and Villanders.
Frazioni
The municipality of Barbian contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Kollmann (Colma), St. Gertraud (Santa Gertrude), Saubach.
History
Place-name
The dwelling is mentioned for the first time in 994 as Parpian, the name deriving probably from the Latin personal name Barbius,[4] a name also attested in Venetic inscriptions from the Roman era.
Coat-of-arms
The shield is tierced per fess in argent, vert and sable. In the second level are represented three churches: St. Nicholas, St. Gertrude and St. Magdalene, which are located in the mountains above the village. The sable bottom is crossed by a thin band of argent and gules, symbolizing the customs bar of the village of Kollmann sited in the municipality. The arms were granted in 1970.[5]
