Riffian, South Tyrol


Riffian is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano.

Geography

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

Frazioni

The municipality of Riffian contains the frazioni Magdfeld and Vernuer.

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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