St. Lorenzen


St. Lorenzen is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano. As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,752 and an area of.
St Lorenzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Pfalzen, Lüsen, Mareo, and Rodeneck.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,752 and an area of.
The municipality of St Lorenzen contains the frazioni Ellen, Fassing, Runggen, Montal, Pflaurenz, Saalen, Sonnenburg, Stefansdorf, St Martin, Moos, Lothen, and Onach.
St Lorenzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Pfalzen, Lüsen, Mareo, and Rodeneck.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents Saint Laurence, with a vert palm in his right hand and a grill on the left, on argent. The emblem is used by the 17th century, but appears in the seal since 1271.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 95.31% of the population speak German, 2.64% Italian and 1.34% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution


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Culture

Notable people