Aldein (German: [alˈdaɪn]; Italian: Aldino [alˈdiːno]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the city of Bolzano.

Aldein borders the following municipalities: Bronzolo, Montan, Deutschnofen, Auer, Truden and Ville di Fiemme. It contains the frazione (subdivision) Radein (Redagno).

History

Parish Church of Saint Helena

A settlement called Aldinum is mentioned for the first time in 1177, in 1185 the name appears as Alden.

Coat-of-arms

The coat of arms is divided party per fess; on the top are two quarter-circle, azure on argent background that represents the Weisshorn. The lower part shows the argent cross of Saint Andrew shortened that represent the four original hamlets on a gules background as the mountain of porphyrite. The arms were adopted in 1969.

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 97.89% of the population speak German, 1.85% Italian and 0.26% Ladin as first language.

Language1991200120112024
Language 1991 2001 2011 2024 German 98.84% 98.38% 98.07% 97.89% Italian 0.97% 1.37% 1.74% 1.85% Ladin 0.19% 0.25% 0.19% 0.26%
German98.84%98.38%98.07%97.89%
Italian0.97%1.37%1.74%1.85%
Ladin0.19%0.25%0.19%0.26%

External links

  • (in German and Italian)