Aldein

Aldein (German: [alˈdaɪn]; Italian: Aldino [alˈdiːno]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the city of Bolzano.

Aldein
Comune
Gemeinde Aldein Comune di Aldino
Coat of arms
Location of Aldein
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Coordinates: 46°22′N 11°21′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Radein (Redagno)
Government
• Mayor	Christoph Matzneller
Area [1]
• Total	63.2 km2 (24.4 sq mi)
Elevation	1,225 m (4,019 ft)
Population  (31 August 2020)[2]
• Total	1,648
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Demonyms	Italian: di Aldino German: Aldeiner (Natives: Voldeiner)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39040
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Aldein borders the following municipalities: Bronzolo, Montan, Deutschnofen, Auer, Truden and Ville di Fiemme. It contains the frazione (subdivision) Radein (Redagno).

History

Parish church.

A settlement called Aldinum is mentioned for the first time in 1177, in 1185 the name appears as Alden.^[3]

Coat-of-arms

The coat of arms is divided party per fess; on the top are two quarter-circle, azure on argent background that represents the Weisshorn. The lower part shows the argent cross of Saint Andrew shortened that represent the four original hamlets on a gules background as the mountain of porphyrite. The arms were adopted in 1969. ^[4]

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 97.89% of the population speak German, 1.85% Italian and 0.26% Ladin as first language.

Language 1991 2001[5] 2011[6] 2024[7] German 98.84% 98.38% 98.07% 97.89% Italian 0.97% 1.37% 1.74% 1.85% Ladin 0.19% 0.25% 0.19% 0.26%