Waidbruck

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Waidbruck

Comune

Gemeinde Waidbruck
Comune di Ponte Gardena

Oswald von Wolkenstein Town Square

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Waidbruck

Waidbruck (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)

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Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°32′E﻿ / ﻿46.600°N 11.533°E﻿ / 46.600; 11.533
Country| Italy
Region| Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province| South Tyrol (BZ)
Government

• Mayor| Philipp Kerschbaumer
Area

[1]

• Total| 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation

| 471 m (1,545 ft)
Population

(Nov. 2010)[2]

• Total| 192
• Density| 83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym(s)| German: Waidbrucker
Italian: pontegardenesi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

39040

Dialing code| 0471
Website| Official website

Waidbruck (German: [vaɪtˈbrʊk]; Italian: Ponte Gardena [ˈponte ɡarˈdeːna, - ɡarˈdɛːna]; Ladin: Pruca) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

## Geography[edit]

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 192 and an area of 2.3 square kilometres (0.89 sq mi).[3]

Waidbruck borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Kastelruth and Lajen.

## History[edit]

### Place name[edit]

An archaic form of the comune's name, Waidepruk (1264), reveals its origins from Old High German. Waid means "meadow" and pruk means "bridge". The Italian name, "Ponte Gardena", has only been created during the Italianization process carried out by the Italian Fascism.

### Coat-of-arms[edit]

The emblem symbolizes the bridge; argent a fess nebuly gules on azure that indicates the Eisack river. The reason comes from the gules and argent insignia of the counts of Wolkenstein, owners of the local Trostburg Castle since 1385. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[4]

## Society[edit]

### Linguistic distribution[edit]

According to the 2011 census, 81.40% of the population speak German, 13.37% Italian and 5.23% Ladin as first language.[5]

### Demographic evolution[edit]

## References[edit]

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: Waidbruck
5. ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

## External links[edit]

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* (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

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