Vahrn

Vahrn (German pronunciation: [ˈfaːɐ̯n]; Italian: Varna [ˈvarna]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.

Vahrn
Comune
Gemeinde Vahrn Comune di Varna
The court of the Abbey of Neustift in Vahrn
Location of Vahrn
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Coordinates: 46°45′N 11°38′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Neustift (Novacella)
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Schatzer
Area [1]
• Total	70.1 km2 (27.1 sq mi)
Elevation	671 m (2,201 ft)
Population  (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	4,231
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Vahrner Italian: di Varna
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39040
Dialing code	0472
Website	Official website

Geography

Vahrn borders the following municipalities: Brixen, Klausen, Franzensfeste, Natz-Schabs, Sarntal and Feldthurns.

Frazioni

The municipality of Vahrn contains the frazione (subdivision) Neustift (Novacella) and the valley of Schalders (Scaleres).

History

Parish church

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is quartering: the first and the fourth of argent three fess nebuly azure; the second and the third of gules. It’s the arms of the Knights of Voitsberg which changed the name in Von Vahrn when they acquired the local castle, then destroyed in 1277. The emblem was granted in 1969.^[3]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 83.39% of the population speak German, 15.45% Italian and 1.16% Ladin as first language.^[4]

Demographic evolution

See also

• Neustift Abbey, an Augustinian abbey in the municipality