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Vöran

Vöran
Comune
Gemeinde Vöran
Comune di Verano
Vöran
Vöran
Coat of arms of Vöran
Coat of arms
Vöran is located in Italy
Vöran
Vöran
Location of Vöran in Italy
Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°14′E / 46.600°N 11.233°E / 46.600; 11.233Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°14′E / 46.600°N 11.233°E / 46.600; 11.233
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni Aschl (Eschio)
Government
 • Mayor Thomas Egger
Area
 • Total 22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population (Nov. 2010)
 • Total 927
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Vöraner
Italian: di Verano
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39010
Dialing code 0473
Website Official website

Vöran (German pronun­cia­tion: [ˈføˑran]; Italian: Verano [veˈraːno]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 927 and an area of 22.1 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi).

Vöran borders the following municipalities: Hafling, Mölten, Merano, Burgstall, and Sarntal.

The emblem is tierced per fess: the first of azure, the second an yoke on or and the third of gules. The insignia symbolize some peculiarities of the municipality. The yoke is referred to the cattle-breeding and the agriculture, the red to the mountains rich in porphyry and the azure to the blue-sky. The emblem was granted in 1967.

According to the 2011 census, 97.90% of the population speak German and 2.10% Italian as first language.


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