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Bolzano

Coordinates: 46°30′N 11°21′E / 46.500°N 11.350°E / 46.500; 11.350
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Bolzano
Bozen  (German)
Bozn (Bavarian)
Comune di Bolzano
Stadt Bozen
Panorama of Bolzano
Panorama of Bolzano
Flag of Bolzano
Coat of arms of Bolzano
Location of Bolzano
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Bolzano is located in Italy
Bolzano
Bolzano
Location of Bolzano in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Bolzano is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Bolzano
Bolzano
Bolzano (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°30′N 11°21′E / 46.500°N 11.350°E / 46.500; 11.350
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorRenzo Caramaschi (PD)
Area
 • Total52.3 km2 (20.2 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (March 2018)[2]
 • Total107,436
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Italian: bolzanini
German: Bozner
Ladin: bulsanins
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39100
Dialing code0471
WebsiteOfficial website

Bolzano (Italian: Bolzano; German: Bozen; Ladin: Bulsan, Southern Bavarian: Bozn) is the capital city of the province of Province of Bolzano-Bozen in northern Italy's Alto Adige.

Its population is 98.057 (March 2005) and the area of the municipality is 52.34 km2. Bolzano has had Italian-speaking inhabitants since the Middle Ages.[3]

City districts and neighboring communities

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Bolzano has five city districts:

  • Centro-Piani-Rencio (German: Zentrum-Bozner Boden-Rentsch)
  • Don Bosco
  • Europa-Novacella (German: Europa-Neustift)
  • Gries-San Quirino (German: Gries-Quirein)
  • Oltrisarco-Aslago (German: Oberau-Haslach)

Communities next to Bozen are: Eppan, Karneid, Laives, Deutschnofen, Ritten, Jenesien, Terlan, and Vadena.

Other important towns near Bozen are: Brixen, Bruneck and Merano.

Twin cities

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  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. History of Italian Bolzano

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