Olang

Olang
Olang
Comune
	Gemeinde Olang; Comune di Valdaora
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	Location of Olang
	Olang Location of Olang in Italy Olang Olang (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°46′N 12°2′E / 46.767°N 12.033°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Geiselsberg (Sorafurcia), Mitterolang (Valdaora di Mezzo), Niederolang (Valdaora di Sotto), Oberolang (Valdaora di Sopra)
Government
• Mayor	Georg Reden
Area
• Total	49.0 km2 (18.9 sq mi)
Population (Dec. 2015)
• Total	3.132
• Density	0.064/km2 (0.17/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Olanger; Italian: di Valdaora
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39030
Dialing code	0474
Website	Official 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. There is no settlement named Olang.

Geography

As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 3,132 and an area of 49.0 square kilometres (18.9 sq mi).^[3]

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.^[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.47% of the population speak German, 3.18% Italian and 0.34% Ladin as first language.^[5]

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.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Heraldry of the World: Olang
^ "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.