Lajen

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{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Lajen

| official_name = Gemeinde Lajen
Comune di Laion

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| image_caption = Church of Our Lady

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| coordinates = {{coord|46|36|N|11|34|E|type:city(2,401)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}

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| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

| province = South Tyrol (BZ)

| frazioni = Albions, Freins (Fraina), Ried (Novale), St. Peter (San Pietro), Tanirz (Tanurza), Tschöfas (Ceves)

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| mayor = Stefan Leiter

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| area_total_km2 = 37

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| population_total = 2610

| population_as_of = Nov. 2010

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| population_demonym = German:Lajener
Italian: laionesi

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| elevation_m = 1093

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| postal_code = 39040

| area_code = 0471

| website = {{official website|http://www.gemeinde.lajen.bz.it}}

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Lajen ({{IPA|de|ˈlaːjən|lang}}; {{langx|it|Laion}} {{IPA|it|laˈjon|}}; {{Langx|lld|Laion}} or {{lang|lld|Laiun}}) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|20|km|mi}} northeast of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,610 and an area of {{convert|37|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

Lajen borders the following municipalities: Barbian, Kastelruth, Klausen, Urtijëi, Villanders, Villnöß and Waidbruck.

=Frazioni=

The municipality of Lajen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Albions, Freins (Fraina), Ried (Novale), St. Peter (San Pietro), Tanirz (Tanurza) and Tschöfas (Ceves).

Society

=Linguistic distribution=

According to the 2024 census, 86.26% of the population speak German, 7.14% Italian and 6.59% Ladin as first language.{{cite journal |date=December 2024 |title=Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024 |journal=astat info |issue=56 |publisher=Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol|url=https://astat.provinz.bz.it/de/aktuelles-publikationen-info.asp?news_action=300&news_image_id=1160209 |access-date=2024-12-09 }}

=Demographic evolution=

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