Niederdorf, South Tyrol
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Niederdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈniːdɐdɔrf]; Italian: Villabassa [ˌvillaˈbassa]) is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Niederdorf | |
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| Comune di Niederdorf | |
View of Niederdorf | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Niederdorf Location of Niederdorf in Italy  Niederdorf Niederdorf (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′N 12°11′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Günther Wisthaler |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,154 m (3,786 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,469 |
| • Density | 82.5/km2 (214/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Niederdorfer Italian: Villabassino |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39039 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
Niederdorf borders the following municipalities: Prags, Toblach, Welsberg-Taisten, and Gsies.
History
The settlement is first mentioned as Nidrindorf in a record of the Freising bishopric, dating back to the years 993/94–1005.[4]
Coat-of-arms
A fess, per fess gules, argent and gules (i.e. the Austrian flag), between:
- in chief, Or, a sable eagle double-headed. This emblem was granted in 1966.[5]
- in base, per pale counterchanged and facing each other: Or, a half steinbock sable of Or and sable; and its mirror image. This is the insignia of the Lords of Kurz von Thurn who ruled the village from the 13th to the 18th century.
