Vahrn
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Vahrn (German pronunciation: [ˈfaːɐ̯n]; Italian: Varna [ˈvarna]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.
Italian: di Varna
Vahrn | |
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| Comune di Vahrn | |
 The court of the Abbey of Neustift in Vahrn | |
  Vahrn Location of Vahrn in Italy  Vahrn Vahrn (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°45′N 11°38′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Neustift (Novacella) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andreas Schatzer |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.1 km2 (27.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 671 m (2,201 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 4,231 |
| • Density | 60.4/km2 (156/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Vahrner Italian: di Varna |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0472 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
Vahrn borders the following municipalities: Brixen, Klausen, Franzensfeste, Natz-Schabs, Sarntal and Feldthurns.
Frazioni
The municipality of Vahrn contains the frazione (subdivision) Neustift (Novacella) and the valley of Schalders (Scaleres).
History
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Coat-of-arms
The emblem is quartering: the first and the fourth of argent three fess nebuly azure; the second and the third of gules. It’s the arms of the Knights of Voitsberg which changed the name in Von Vahrn when they acquired the local castle, then destroyed in 1277. The emblem was granted in 1969.[3]
Society
See also
- Neustift Abbey, an Augustinian abbey in the municipality
