Bronzolo
Encyclopedia
Bronzolo is a comune
(municipality) in South Tyrol
in the Italian
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km northeast of the city of Trento
and about 11 km south of the city of Bolzano.
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,652 and an area of 7.4 km².
Bronzolo borders the following municipalities: Aldein
, Laives
, Deutschnofen
, Auer and Vadena
.
of argent
and vert
. At the center is a sable
cornet trimmed with a cord of or
. The vert represents the Etsch mountain and the valleys; the cornet is a reference to a mail station that the village was for a long time. The emblem was adopted in 1968.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km northeast of the city of Trento
Trento
Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
and about 11 km south of the city of Bolzano.
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,652 and an area of 7.4 km².
Bronzolo borders the following municipalities: Aldein
Aldein
Aldein is a Gemeinde in South Tyrol in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 15 km south of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
, Laives
Laives
Laives is a town and a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 8 km south of the city of Bolzano.-Coat-of-arms:...
, Deutschnofen
Deutschnofen
Deutschnofen is a comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 30 km southeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:As of 30 November 2010, it had a...
, Auer and Vadena
Vadena
Vadena is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 10 km southwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
.
Coat-of-arms
The arms is party per bend sinisterDivision of the field
In heraldry, the field of a shield can be divided into more than one area of different tinctures, usually following the lines of one of the ordinaries and carrying its name...
of argent
Argent
In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it...
and vert
Vert
The colour green is commonly found in modern flags and coat of arms, and to a lesser extent also in the classical heraldry of the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period....
. At the center is a sable
Sable (heraldry)
In heraldry, sable is the tincture black, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures, called "colours". In engravings and line drawings, it is sometimes depicted as a region of crossed horizontal and vertical lines or else marked with sa. as an abbreviation.The name derives from the black fur of...
cornet trimmed with a cord of or
Or (heraldry)
In heraldry, Or is the tincture of gold and, together with argent , belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a field of evenly spaced dots...
. The vert represents the Etsch mountain and the valleys; the cornet is a reference to a mail station that the village was for a long time. The emblem was adopted in 1968.