Karneid
Karneid (German: [karˈnaɪt]; Italian: Cornedo all'Isarco [korˈneːdo alliˈzarko]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the city of Bolzano and a village. It is also the location of Karneid castle. GeographyAs of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,311 and an area of 40.4 square kilometres (15.6 sq mi).[3] Karneid borders the following municipalities: Bolzano, Völs am Schlern, Welschnofen, Deutschnofen, Ritten, and Tiers. FrazioniThe municipality of Karneid (Cornedo) contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Blumau (Prato all'Isarco), Breien (Briè), Kardaun (Cardano), Steinegg (Collepietra), and Gummer (San Valentino in Campo). HistoryCoat-of-armsThe emblem is an argent curved pile on azure. It is part of the insignia of the Counts of Liechtenstein, owners of the castle, which ruled the village from 1385 to 1595. The arms were adopted in 1968.[4] SocietyLinguistic distributionAccording to the 2011 census, 89.03% of the population speak German, 10.64% Italian and 0.33% Ladin as first language.[5] Demographic evolutionCultureNotable people
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