St. Lorenzen

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,752 and an area of 51.5 km2.

The municipality of St Lorenzen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ellen (Elle), Fassing (Fassine), Runggen (Ronchi), Montal (Mantana), Pflaurenz (Floronzo), Saalen (Sares), Sonnenburg (Castelbadia), Stefansdorf (Sante Stefano), St Martin (San Martino), Moos (Palù), Lothen, and Onach.

St Lorenzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Pfalzen, Lüsen, Mareo, and Rodeneck.

History

Coat of arms

The emblem represents Saint Laurence, with a vert palm in his right hand and a grill on the left, on argent. The emblem is used by the 17th century, but appears in the seal since 1271.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 93.84% of the population speak German, 3.95% Italian and 2.22% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

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Culture

Notable people

• Jakob Hutter

References

References

1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy). ISTAT]].
2. [http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/s/st-loren.htm Heraldry of the World: St. Lorenzen]
3. (December 2024). "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.