Riffian, South Tyrol

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Riffian is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 km northwest of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,306 and an area of 35.8 km2. Riffian borders the following municipalities: Kuens, Moos in Passeier, St. Leonhard in Passeier, St. Martin in Passeier, Schenna, and Tirol.

Frazioni

The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Magdfeld and Vernuer (Vernurio).

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a bell tower, with the bell box and the onion dome, on azure; it is the symbol of the local church in the village. The emblem was adopted in 1968.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.76% of the population speak German, 1.85% Italian and 0.39% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

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