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    Mareo

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    Mareo
    Comune
    Comun de Mareo
    Comune di Marebbe
    Gemeinde Enneberg
    Location of Mareo
    Map
    Mareo is located in Italy
    Mareo
    Mareo
    Location of Mareo in Italy
    Mareo is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
    Mareo
    Mareo
    Mareo (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
    Coordinates: 46°42′N 11°56′E / 46.700°N 11.933°E / 46.700; 11.933
    CountryItaly
    RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
    ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
    FrazioniCurt (Corte/Hof), Mantena, La Pli de Mareo, Pliscia (Plisa/Plaiken), Al Plan (San Vigilio/St. Vigil), Rina (Welschellen), Longega (Zwischenwasser)
    Government
     • MayorAlberto Palfrader
    Area
    [1]
     • Total
    		161.6 km2 (62.4 sq mi)
    Population
     (Nov. 2010)[2]
     • Total
    		2,911
     • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
    Demonym(s)Ladin: maroi
    Italian: marebbani
    German: Enneberger
    Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
     • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
    Postal code
    39030
    Dialing code0474
    WebsiteOfficial website
    the town

    Mareo (Italian: Marebbe [maˈrɛbbe]; German: Enneberg [ˈɛnebɛrɡ]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

    Geography

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    As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,911 and an area of 161.6 square kilometres (62.4 sq mi).[3]

    Mareo borders the following municipalities: Badia, Prags, Bruneck, Cortina d'Ampezzo, La Val, Lüsen, St. Lorenzen, San Martin de Tor and Olang.

    Frazioni

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    The municipality of Mareo contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Curt (Corte/Hof), Mantena, La Pli de Mareo, Pliscia (Plisa/Plaiken), Al Plan (San Vigilio/St. Vigil), Rina (Welschellen), and Longega (Zwischenwasser).

    History

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    Coat of arms

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    The shield is parted quarterly: the first part represents the Tyrolean Eagle on argent; the second the insignia of Austria. The third shows the head's dog of argent, with an or collar on gules, which represents the arms of the Lords of Ros that in thirteenth century had a castle in the village. The fourth arms is a sable hound with a gules bone in the jaws on argent; it’s the coat of Pracken family, one of the oldest families in Tyrol, which had properties in the area. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[4][5]

    Society

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    Linguistic distribution

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    According to the 2024 census, 92.23% of the population speak Ladin, 4.32% Italian and 3.45% German as first language.[6]

    Demographic evolution

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    References

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    1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
    2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
    3. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
    4. ^ Heraldry of the World: Mareo
    5. ^ image: de:Datei:CoA civ ITA Enneberg-Marebbe.png
    6. ^ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
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