Proveis (German: [proˈfaɪs]; Italian: Proves [proˈves]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, Proveis had a population of 274 and an area of 18.5 square kilometres (7.1 sq mi).[3]

Proveis borders the following municipalities: Cagnò, Laurein, Rumo and Ulten.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a black grouse or square, with the sides curved and the corners decorated with shamrock on azure. The pheasant symbolizes that the place was once famous for hunting; the four vertices represent the four original German-speaking municipalities of Non Valley: Laurein, Proveis, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde and St. Felix, the last two united. The emblem was adopted in 1966.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 97.45% of the population speak German and 2.55% Italian as first language.[5]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. ^ Heraldry of the World: Proveis
  5. ^ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

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