Proveis | |
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| Gemeinde Proveis Comune di Proves | |
 View of Proveis | |
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| Coordinates: 46°29′N 11°1′E / 46.483°N 11.017°E / 46.483; 11.017 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ulrich Gamper (SVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)2 | |
• Total | 274 |
| • Density | 14.8/km2 (38.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Proveiser Italian: provesini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39040 |
| Dialing code | 0463 |
| Website | Official website |
Proveis (German: [proˈfaɪs]; Italian: Proves [proˈves]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, Proveis had a population of 274 and an area of 18.5 square kilometres (7.1 mi2).3
Proveis borders the following municipalities: Cagnò, Laurein, Rumo and Ulten.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a black grouse or square, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock on azure. The pheasant symbolizes that the place was once famous for hunting; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein, Proveis, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix, the last two united. The emblem was adopted in 1966.4
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 97.45% of the population speak German and 2.55% Italian as first language.5
Demographic evolution
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References
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- Heraldry of the World: Proveis
- "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.
External links
External links
Media related to Proveis at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality