Welschnofen
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Welschnofen (German: [vɛlʃn̩ˈoːfn̩]; Italian: Nova Levante [ˈnɔːva leˈvante]) is a comune (municipality) in the autonomous province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of the city of Bolzano.
Welschnofen | |
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| Comune di Welschnofen | |
View of Welschnofen | |
  Welschnofen Location of Welschnofen in Italy  Welschnofen Welschnofen (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′N 11°33′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Pardeller |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,182 m (3,878 ft) |
| Population (31 March 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 1,945 |
| • Density | 38.3/km2 (99.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Welschnofner Italian: novalevantini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39056 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
History
Coat of arms
The escutcheon is party per quarterly: the 1st and the 4th represent an or rampant lion on sable, the arms of the Judge Bartlmä von Pretzenberg which has had an estate in the municipality. In the 2nd and 3rd quarter an azure mountain is surmounted by an argent pretzels on gules. The emblem was adopted in 1967.[3]
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,910 and an area of 50.8 square kilometres (19.6 mi2).[4]
The municipality includes the village of Karersee, named after the nearby alpine lake by the same name, Karersee.
Welschnofen borders the following municipalities: Karneid, Moena, Deutschnofen, Predazzo, Sèn Jan di Fassa and Tiers.
