Grauno
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Grauno
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Frazione
| image_skyline = Grauno - Scorcio 4.jpg
| image_caption = The village dominated by the parish church of San Martino
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Italy}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol}}
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Trentino}}
| subdivision_type3 = Municipality
| subdivision_name3 = Altavalle
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 144
| population_as_of = 31 December 2015
| population_footnotes = [http://demo.istat.it/bil2015/index.html ISTAT]
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
}}
Grauno (Gràun in the Cembra dialect Teresa Cappello, Carlo Tagliavini, Dizionario degli Etnici e dei Toponimi Italiani, Bologna, ed. Pàtron, 1981.) is a frazione (hamlet) of the municipality of Altavalle in the Province of Trento, northern Italy. It is located in the upper part of the Valle di Cembra and has a population of 144.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comune.altavalle.tn.it/content/download/1464/11842/file/STATUTO%20ALTAVALLE.pdf|title=Statuto comunale di Altavalle|access-date=24 January 2023|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124194133/https://www.comune.altavalle.tn.it/content/download/1464/11842/file/STATUTO%20ALTAVALLE.pdf}}
Until 31 December 2015, Grauno was an independent municipality bordering the municipalities of Capriana, Grumes, Salorno (BZ), and Sover. On 1 January 2016, it merged with Faver, Grumes, and Valda to form the new municipality of Altavalle.
History
=Symbols=
The coat of arms of Grauno was approved by resolution of the Municipal Council No. 54 on November 28, 1983, adopted by D.G.P. on January 27, 1983, No. 1137/3-B{{cite periodical |title=Adozione stemma del comune di Grauno |periodical=Bollettino Ufficiale Della Regione Trentino - Alto Adige |volume=XXXVI |issue=9 |date=1984-02-21 |page= 477 |url= https://bollettino.regione.taa.it/pdf/I-II/1984/BO098401.pdf |language=it}} and finally modified by D.G.P. on July 6, 1984, No. 5241.Modification of the municipal coat of arms of Grauno, in Official Bulletin of the Autonomous Region of Trentino - Alto Adige No. 34 of 24/07/1984, p. 1484.
{{quote|Per fess abased, in the first, argent, a mount of three green hills, each surmounted by a natural fir tree; in the second, two rows of five checkers, the first in red and silver, the second in silver and red.
More accurate blazon: Argent, a mount of three green hills, each topped with a natural fir tree; based on a checked field of red and silver, in two rows and five tiers. It shall be adorned with the usual municipal ornaments, namely the municipal mural crown and the laurel and oak branches tied with a golden ribbon.}}
Monuments and places of interest
In the village stands the parish church of San Martino, dating back to 1863, built on the site of a previous structure dating back perhaps to the 11th century.
Administration
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