Margreid an der Weinstraße
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Margreid an der Weinstraße (Austrian German: [marˈɡraɪd an deːɐ̯ ˈvaɪnˌʃtraːsɛ]; Italian: Magrè sulla Strada del Vino [maˈɡrɛ ssulla ˈstraːda del ˈviːno]), often abbreviated to Margreid or Magrè, is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol province in Northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the city of Bolzano.
Italian: Magresi
Margreid | |
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| Comune di Margreid | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Margreid Location of Margreid in Italy  Margreid Margreid (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′N 11°13′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Unterfennberg (Favogna di Sotto) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andreas Bonell |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,302 |
| • Density | 93.7/km2 (243/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Margreider Italian: Magresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Margreid borders the following municipalities: Kurtatsch, Kurtinig, Neumarkt, Roverè della Luna and Salorno.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess, of gules and sable, with an or horn. It is the arms of the family Ob der Platten who lived in the village until 1511. The emblem, which was adopted in 1968, appeared as a seal in 1780.[4]
