Olang

Olang
Comune
Gemeinde Olang
Comune di Valdaora
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Olang is located in Italy
Olang
Olang
Location within Italy
Olang is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Olang
Olang
Location within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Coordinates: 46°46′N 12°2′E / 46.767°N 12.033°E / 46.767; 12.033
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniGeiselsberg (Sorafurcia), Mitterolang (Valdaora di Mezzo), Niederolang (Valdaora di Sotto), Oberolang (Valdaora di Sopra)
Government
 • MayorLukas Schnarf
Area
 • Total
49.0 km2 (18.9 sq mi)
Population
 (Dec. 2015)
 • Total
3,132
 • Density63.9/km2 (166/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Olanger
Italian: di Valdaora
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39030
Dialing code0474
WebsiteOfficial website

Olang (German pronunciation: [ˈoˑlaŋ]; Italian: Valdaora [valˈdaːora]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

Parish Church in Oberolang

As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 3,132 and an area of 49.0 square kilometres (18.9 mi2).

Olang borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Mareo, Prags, Rasen-Antholz, and Welsberg-Taisten.

Frazioni

The municipality of Olang contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Geiselsberg (Sorafurcia), Mitterolang (Valdaora di Mezzo), Niederolang (Valdaora di Sotto) and Oberolang (Valdaora di Sopra).

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is argent a bend vert on which are represented three cart’s wheels. The wheels symbolize the villages of Mitterolang, Oberolang and Niederolang and their disposition in the valley. The emblem was granted in 1968.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 95.64% of the population speak German, 3.89% Italian and 0.47% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

Notable people

References

  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: Olang
  5. ↑ "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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