Vadena
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Vadena
| official_name = Comune di Vadena
Gemeinde Pfatten
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| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
| province = South Tyrol
| frazioni = Piccolongo (Piglon)
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| mayor = Elmar Oberhofer
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| area_total_km2 = 13.5
| population_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Bilancio demografico mensile |url=https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=D7B |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=demo.istat.it}}
| population_total = 1101
| population_as_of = July 2023
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| population_demonym = Italian: vadenesi
German: Pfattner
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| elevation_m = 243
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| postal_code = 39051
| area_code = 0471
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.vadena.bz.it}}
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Vadena ({{IPA|it|ˈvaːdena}}; {{langx|de|Pfatten}} {{IPA|de|ˈpfatn̩|}}) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} southwest of the city of Bolzano. It is one of only five mainly Italian speaking municipalities in South Tyrol.
Geography
=Frazioni=
The municipality of Vadena contains the frazione (subdivision) Piccolongo (Piglon) and is home to the medieval castle of Laimburg.
History
=Coat-of-arms=
The emblem is party per fess of argent and vert with a thin fess of argent under the division. In the first part is depicted in a central position, a green mountain with the ruins of a tower, and on each side two highest mountains. In the second part is a thin barry wavy of argent. The emblem symbolizes the geographical position of the municipality: the ruins of the tower represent the Laimburg Castle, the two peaks of the Mitterberg, the thin band of the motorway A22 and the wavy river Adige. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/p/pfatten.htm Heraldry of the World: Vadena]
Society
=Linguistic distribution=
According to the 2024 census, 61.52% of the population speak Italian, 38.14% German and 0.34% Ladin as their first language.
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| German
| align="right"| 42.40% | align="right"| 38.06% | align="right"| 38.14% |
| Italian
| align="right"| 57.09% | align="right"| 61.50% | align="right"| 61.52% |
| Ladin
| align="right"| 0.51% | align="right"| 0.44% | align="right"| 0.34% |
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References
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External links
- {{in lang|it|de}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20050906054135/http://www.gvcc.net/soci/vadena.htm Homepage of the municipality]
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