Algund
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Algund (German pronunciation: [alˈgʊnt]; Italian: Lagundo [laˈɡundo]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Bolzano.
01Geography
As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 5,029 and an area of 23.6 square kilometres (9.1 mi2).
Algund borders the following municipalities: Lana, Marling, Merano, Naturns, Partschins, Plaus and Tirol.
Frazioni
The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Aschbach (Riolagundo), Forst (Foresta), Mitterplars (Plars di Mezzo), Mühlbach (Riomolino), Oberplars (Plars di Sopra) and Vellau (Velloi).
02History
Place name
The name apud Algunde (Latin for close to Algund) appears for the first time in 994.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is a barrel of wine, overhanged by a vine-shoot of black grapes, on or bordered by an argent and gules crown gear. The barrel and grapes symbolize the viticulture practiced in the area, the argent and gules indented frame represents the membership to the Tyrol. The emblem was adopted in 1970.
03Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 82.75% of the population speak German, 16.90% Italian and 0.35% Ladin as first language.
| Language | 2001 | 2011 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | 86.81% | 85.17% | 82,75% |
| Italian | 12.93% | 14.58% | 16.90% |
| Ladin | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.35% |
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- note: after 1921, the frazione Forst was switched from Marling to Algund.
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Algund (Südtirol) von oben.JPG by Thesurvived99, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Algund, neue Sankt Josef Kirche foto3 2012-08-12 11.19.jpg by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0
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