Schenna


Schenna is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,841 and an area of.
Schenna borders the following municipalities: Hafling, Kuens, Merano, Riffian, St. Leonhard in Passeier, Sarntal, and Tirol.

Frazioni

The municipality contains the frazioni Schennaberg, Tall, and Verdins.

History

Origin

In the Middle Ages an important castle was built. Archduke Johann of Austria acquired it in 1845. In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s many festivals took place inside it, but now, for health and safety reasons there are no more.
Inside the castle, known as "Schloss Schenna" Andreas Hofer's cot is to be found.

Place-name

"Schenna" comes from the German "Schön Au" meaning "Lovely Pasture" which is why it used to be written "Schönna", although others say that it is named after a Roman landowner called Sconius. In the 6th-7th century people began to arrive from Bavaria and Franconia.

Coat-of-arms

The shield is argent and sable party per fess; at the top a gules lion is represented coming out from the bottom. The emblem was adopted in 1972, even if it was in use prior to World War I.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.18% of the population speak German, 1.67% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution


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