Percha
Percha | |
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| Gemeinde Percha Comune di Perca | |
Location of Percha  | |
  Percha Location of Percha in Italy  Percha Percha (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′N 11°59′E / 46.783°N 11.983°ECategory:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlasCategory:Coordinates on Wikidata | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| FrazioniCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text | Aschbach, Wielenberg (Sopranessano), Nasen (Nessano), Litschbach (Rio Liccio), Platten (Plata Montevila), Oberwielenbach (Vila di Sopra), Unterwielenbach (Vila di Sotto) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Theodor Guggenberger |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.3 km2 (11.7 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 1.532 |
| • Density | 0.051/km2 (0.13/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Perchiner Italian: di PercaCategory:Pages using infobox settlement with possible demonym list |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39030 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official websiteCategory:Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia |
Percha (German pronunciation: [ˈpɛrça]Category:Pages with German IPA; Italian: PercaCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text [ˈpɛrka]Category:Pages with Italian IPA) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Bolzano. This Percha is not to be confused with Percha of the Federal Republic of Germany.[3]
Geography
As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 1,532 and an area of 30.3 square kilometres (11.7 sq mi).[4]
Percha borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Sand in Taufers, Gais and Rasen-Antholz.
Frazioni
The municipality of Percha contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Aschbach, Wielenberg (Sopranessano), Nasen (Nessano), Litschbach (Rio Liccio), Platten (Plata Montevila), Oberwielenbach (Vila di Sopra), and Unterwielenbach (Vila di Sotto).
History
Coat-of-arms
The shield is party per fess of argent and gules; a deer horn with six points is represented in the upper part, a sable plow in the lower. The deer horn symbolizes the hunting and the woods, the six points are the six villages in the municipality; the plow represents the agriculture practiced in the territory. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.[5]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 92.97% of the population speak German, 5.99% Italian and 1.05% Ladin as first language.[6]
Demographic evolution
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.
- ↑ "PERCHA Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com".
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ Heraldry of the World: Percha
- ↑ "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
Media related to Percha, South TyrolCategory:Commons category link is on Wikidata at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian)Category:Articles with German-language sources (de)Category:Articles with Italian-language sources (it) Homepage of the municipality
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