Neumarkt, South Tyrol

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Neumarkt (German) Egna (Italian)
Comune
Gemeinde Neumarkt Comune di Egna
View from the south
Location of Neumarkt/Egna in the province of South Tyrol. Location of Neumarkt/Egna in the province of South Tyrol.
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Laag (Laghetti), Mazon (Mazzon), St. Florian (San Floriano), Vill (Villa)
Government
• Mayor	Karin Jost (South Tyrolean People's Party)
Area
• Total	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	214 m (702 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
• Total	5,001
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Neumarktner Italian: egnesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39044
Dialing code	0471
Saint day	6 December
Website	Official website

Neumarkt (literally "new market"; German: [ˈnɔɪ̯markt]; Italian: Egnacode: it is deprecated [ˈeɲɲa]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the city of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,001 and an area of 23 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi).

Neumarkt borders the following municipalities: Kaltern, Kurtatsch, Kurtinig, Margreid, Montan, Salorno and Tramin.

Neumarkt is the chief town of the Überetsch-Unterland district. It is the main cultural, historical and artistic center with a very nice old town. The agglomeration includes the neighborhoods of Vill, Laag and Mazon. In the entire district Neumarkt is only the third most populated town after Laives and Eppan, which are agglomerated to the capital city Bolzano.

The town is situated on the plain, elevation 214 metres (702 ft), on the left side of the Adige river.

Neumarkt was a Roman village on the Claudia Augusta road; it was called Endidae. The sightseeing include the arcades of the old town, the parish church, the Local Culture Museum and the church of Vill.

Frazioni

The municipality of Neumarkt contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Laag (Laghetti), Mazon (Mazzon), St. Florian (San Floriano) and Vill (Villa).

History

Coat-of-arms

The escutcheon is party per pale, the left side represents the argent crescent moon on a gules background; in the right side a gules cross, with shortened arms, on an argent background. In a document dated 1395 Albrecht of Austria, brother of Duke Rudolf IV of Austria granted to the village, then called Newnmarkt, the use of the arms. The emblem was granted in 1967.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 62.70% of the population speak German, 36.89% Italian and 0.42% Ladin as first language.

Notable people

• Lilli Gruber (born 1957 in Neumarkt), journalist and former politician

Sport

The ice hockey team HC Neumarkt-Egna is based in the town.

Further reading

• Josef Fontana (1993). Neumarkt 1848–1970: ein Beitrag zur Zeitgeschichte des Unterlandes. Bozen: Athesia 1993, ISBN 88-7014-732-0.
• Hannes Obermair (1993). Die Urkunden des Dekanatsarchives Neumarkt (Südtirol) 1297–1841. (= Schlern-Schriften 289). Innsbruck: Wagner 1993, ISBN 3-7030-0261-1.
• Helmut Gritsch (1997). Neumarkt an der Etsch – Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Hrsg. vom Verein für die Ortspflege Neumarkt, Neumarkt 1997 (online).
• Martin Lercher (2005). Die Kirchen von Neumarkt. Pluristamp, Bozen 2005.

External links

• Homepage of the municipality
• Neumarkt Tourist Information

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