Percha
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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Percha
| official_name = Gemeinde Percha
Comune di Perca
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| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
| province = South Tyrol (BZ)
| frazioni = Aschbach, Wielenberg (Sopranessano), Nasen (Nessano), Litschbach (Rio Liccio), Platten (Plata Montevila), Oberwielenbach (Vila di Sopra), Unterwielenbach (Vila di Sotto)
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| mayor = Theodor Guggenberger
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| area_total_km2 = 30.3
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| population_total = 1.532
| population_as_of = Dec. 2015
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| population_demonym = German: Perchiner
Italian: di Perca
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| postal_code = 39030
| area_code = 0474
| website = {{official website|http://www.gemeinde.percha.bz.it/}}
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Percha ({{IPA|de|ˈpɛrça}}; {{langx|it|Perca}} {{IPA|it|ˈpɛrka|}}) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|60|km|mi}} northeast of Bolzano. This Percha is not to be confused with Percha of the Federal Republic of Germany.{{cite web |url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-gm-v-02-d-m2547940.htm |title = PERCHA Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com}}
Geography
As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 1,532 and an area of {{convert|30.3|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Percha borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Sand in Taufers, Gais and Rasen-Antholz.
=Frazioni=
The municipality of Percha contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Aschbach, Wielenberg (Sopranessano), Nasen (Nessano), Litschbach (Rio Liccio), Platten (Plata Montevila), Oberwielenbach (Vila di Sopra), and Unterwielenbach (Vila di Sotto).
History
=Coat-of-arms=
The shield is party per fess of argent and gules; a deer horn with six points is represented in the upper part, a sable plow in the lower. The deer horn symbolizes the hunting and the woods, the six points are the six villages in the municipality; the plow represents the agriculture practiced in the territory. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/p/percha.htm Heraldry of the World: Percha]
Society
=Linguistic distribution=
According to the 2024 census, 92.97% of the population speak German, 5.99% Italian and 1.05% 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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References
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External links
{{Commonscat-inline|Percha, South Tyrol}}
- {{in lang|de|it}} [http://www.gemeinde.percha.bz.it/ Homepage of the municipality]
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