St. Leonhard in Passeier is a comune (municipality) and a village in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about 35 km north of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,547 and an area of 88.4 km2. Its bordering municipalities are Moos in Passeier, Ratschings, Riffian, St. Martin in Passeier, Sarntal, and Schenna.

Frazioni

The municipality of St. Leonhard in Passeier contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Walten (Valtina) and Schweinsteg (Sant'Orsola).

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is sable a curved pile reversed or. It is the sign of the Lords of Passeier who lived in Jaufenburg Castle in the 13th and 14th centuries. The coat of arms was granted in 1969.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.83% of the population speak German, 1.05% Italian and 0.12% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution