Bronzolo

Bronzolo (German: Branzoll) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of the city of Bolzano. It is one of only five mainly Italian speaking municipalities in South Tyrol. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,652 and an area of 7.4 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi). Bronzolo borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Laives, Deutschnofen, Auer and Vadena. History Coat-of-arms The arms is party per bend sinister of argent and vert. At the center is a sable cornet trimmed with a cord of or. The vert represents the Etsch mountain and the valleys; the cornet is a reference to a mail station that the village was for a long time. The emblem was adopted in 1968. Society Linguistic distribution According to the 2011 census, 62.01% of the population speak Italian, 37.34% German and 0.65% Ladin as first language. Demographic evolution References External links (Italian) (German) Homepage of the municipality Media related to Bronzolo at Wikimedia Commons