Innichen (German: [ˈɪnɪçn̩] ; Italian: San Candido [saŋ ˈkandido]; Ladin: Sanciana, all tied to Saint Candidus) is a municipality and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Innichen | |
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| Marktgemeinde Innichen Comune di San Candido Comun da Sanciana | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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  Innichen Location of Innichen in South Tyrol  Innichen Innichen (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′N 12°17′E / 46.733°N 12.283°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Innichberg (Monte San Candido), Obervierschach (Versciaco di Sopra), Untervierschach (Versciaco di Sotto), Winnebach (Prato alla Drava) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Klaus Rainer (SVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.1 km2 (30.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,175 m (3,855 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,175 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Innichner Italian: di San Candido |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39038 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Patron saint | Saint Candidus, Saint Corbinian |
| Website | Official website |
It is located in the Puster Valley on the Drava River, on Italy's border with Austria. It hosts Italy’s International Snow Sculpture Festival each year.[3]
Innichen is renowned for its ski resorts, and it includes the natural park of Drei Zinnen–Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
Geography
editInnichen borders the municipalities of Toblach, Innervillgraten (Austria), Sexten, and Sillian (Austria).
History
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Innichen is home to the Innichen Abbey, founded in the late 8th century (769) by duke Tassilo III of Bavaria, belonging to the Prince-Bishopric of Freising.[4] The abbey itself was disestablished in 1785, while the surrounding estates were acquired by the County of Tyrol after the Mediatisation of 1803 (Reichsdeputationshauptschluss). According to the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Germain, Innichen became part of the then Kingdom of Italy in 1919. Innichen is still the site of a Franciscan monastery founded in 1691.
Coat-of-arms
editThe emblem shows an argent tower with the Ghibelline merlon on two levels, with the portal and the portcullis; above the door a coat of arms showing the head of a Moor, crowned with an or diadem on azure. The tower has settled on vert countryside and gules. This kind of representation points out that the site was once under the rule of the Bishops of Freising owners of a large area in the region from 769 to 1803. The coat of arms was granted by King Albert I of Germany in 1303.[5]
Linguistic distribution
editAccording to the 2011 census, 85.06% of the population spoke German, 14.64% Italian and 0.30% Ladin as their first language.[6]
Twin towns
editInnichen is twinned with:
Freising, Germany, since 1969
People
edit- Hans Glauber (1933–2008), sociologist
- Beatrice Borromeo (born 1985), journalist
- Daniel Glira (born 1994), ice hockey player
- Jannik Sinner (born 2001), tennis player
Media
editThe Italian television series Un passo dal cielo was partially set in Innichen.
Transports
editThe Innichen railway station is one of the border stations between Italy and Austria.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Luxe Adventure Traveller. 2016. Art: Italy’s International Snow Sculpture Festival, by Jennifer Dombrowski
- ^ Martin Bitschnau; Hannes Obermair (2009). Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals. Vol. 1: Bis zum Jahr 1140. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. pp. 30–1 no. 50. ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Innichen
- ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
External links
edit- Official website (in German and Italian)
Media related to Innichen at Wikimedia Commons