Niederdorf, South Tyrol

Niederdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈniːdɐdɔrf]; Italian: Villabassa [ˌvillaˈbassa]) is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

Niederdorf
Comune
Gemeinde Niederdorf Comune di Villabassa
Coat of arms
Location of Niederdorf
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Coordinates: 46°44′N 12°11′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
• Mayor	Günther Wisthaler
Area [1]
• Total	17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,154 m (3,786 ft)
Population  (Nov.2010[2])[3]
• Total	1,469
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Niederdorfer Italian: Villabassino
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39039
Dialing code	0474
Website	Official website

Geography

Niederdorf borders the following municipalities: Prags, Toblach, Welsberg-Taisten, and Gsies.

History

The settlement is first mentioned as Nidrindorf in a record of the Freising bishopric, dating back to the years 993/94–1005.^[4]

Coat-of-arms

A fess, per fess gules, argent and gules (i.e. the Austrian flag), between:

1. in chief, Or, a sable eagle double-headed. This emblem was granted in 1966.^[5]
2. in base, per pale counterchanged and facing each other: Or, a half steinbock sable of Or and sable; and its mirror image. This is the insignia of the Lords of Kurz von Thurn who ruled the village from the 13th to the 18th century.

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 88.93% of the population speak German, 11.00% Italian and 0.07% Ladin as first language.^[6]