Barbian
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Barbian
| official_name = Gemeinde Barbian
Comune di Barbiano
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| image_skyline = Btrixen Oktober 2006 036.jpg
| image_caption = Parish church of Saint James
| image_shield = Barbiano-Stemma.gif
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| coordinates = {{coord|46|36|N|11|31|E|type:city(1,538)_region:IT|display=inline}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
| province = Bolzano (BZ)
| frazioni = Kollmann (Colma), St. Gertraud (Santa Gertrude), Saubach
| mayor_party =
| mayor = Josef Gafriller
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 24.4
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1601
| population_as_of = November 2010
| pop_density_footnotes =
| population_demonyms = German: Barbianer
Italian: Barbianesi
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 836
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| postal_code = 39040
| area_code = 0471
| website = [http://www.barbian.eu/ Official website]
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Barbian ({{IPA|de|ˈbarbi̯aːn|lang}}; {{langx|it|Barbiano}} {{IPA|it|barˈbjaːno|}}) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,601 and an area of {{convert|24.4|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Barbian borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Lajen, Waidbruck, Ritten, and Villanders.
=Frazioni=
The municipality of Barbian contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Kollmann (Colma), St. Gertraud (Santa Gertrude), Saubach.
History
=Place-name=
The dwelling is mentioned for the first time in 994 as Parpian, the name deriving probably from the Latin personal name Barbius,{{cite book|title=Nomi d'Italia|location=Novara|publisher=Istituto Geografico De Agostini|year=2004}} a name also attested in Venetic inscriptions from the Roman era.
=Coat-of-arms=
The shield is tierced per fess in argent, vert and sable. In the second level are represented three churches: St. Nicholas, St. Gertrude and St. Magdalene, which are located in the mountains above the village. The sable bottom is crossed by a thin band of argent and gules, symbolizing the customs bar of the village of Kollmann sited in the municipality. The arms were granted in 1970.[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/b/barbian.htm Heraldry of the World: Barbian]
Society
=Linguistic distribution=
According to the 2024 census, 97.53% of the population speak German, 1.87% Italian and 0.60% Ladin as first language.
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! Language ! 1991 |
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| German | align="right" | 94.80% | align="right" | 97.47% | align="right" | 97.53% | align="right" | 96.74% |
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| Italian | align="right" | 4.56% | align="right" | 2.02% | align="right" | 1.87% | align="right" | 1.88% |
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| Ladin | align="right" | 0.64% | align="right" | 0.51% | align="right" | 0.60% | align="right" | 1.38% |
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=Demographic evolution=
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commonscat-inline|Barbian}}
- {{in lang|de|it}} [http://www.barbian.eu/ Homepage of the municipality]
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{{South Tyrol}}
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