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Hafling

Not to be confused with Halfling.
Hafling
Comune
Comune di Hafling
View of Hafling
View of Hafling
Coat of arms of Hafling
Coat of arms
Hafling is located in Italy
Hafling
Hafling
Location of Hafling in Italy
Hafling is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Hafling
Hafling
Hafling (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°39′N 11°14′E / 46.650°N 11.233°E / 46.650; 11.233
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorAndreas Peer
Area
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 • Total
27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total
756
 • Density27.6/km2 (71.5/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Haflinger
Italian: avelignese or avelenghese
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39010
Dialing code0473
WebsiteOfficial website

Hafling (German: [ˈhaːflɪŋ]; Italian: Avelengo [aveˈleŋɡo, aveˈlɛŋɡo]) is an Italian comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in Italy about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Bolzano and high above the valley basin of Merano.

Geography and population

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As of January 1, 2024 it had a population of 701[3] and an area of 27.4 square kilometres (10.6 mi2).[4] Located on a high plateau at 1,290 meters (4232 feet) above sea level, it even has a skiing/hiking area which gets to 2000-2500 m.[5][6]

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

History

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A group of Haflinger in Hafling

The city gave its name to the Haflinger breed of horses.

Coat of arms

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The emblem is a natural breed Haflinger horse on a mountain with three vert peaks, through a pine tree. The mountain and the pine symbolize that the village is located at high elevation. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.[7]

Society

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Linguistic distribution

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According to the 2024 census, 96.87% of the population spoke German, 3.13% Italian as first language.[8]

Language 1991 2001[9] 2011[10] 2024[8]
German 97.96% 97.67% 97.58% 96.87%
Italian 2.04% 2.33% 2.42% 3.13%
Ladin 0% 0% 0% 0%

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Comune di Avelengo". Comuni-Italiani.it. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  4. ^ "Avelengo - Merano and surroundings - South Tyrol". suedtirolerland.it. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  5. ^ "Avelengo - Merano and surroundings - South Tyrol". suedtirolerland.it. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  6. ^ "Hafling & surroundings: hiking & MTB a Merano | Hirzer". hotel-hirzer.com. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  7. ^ Heraldry of the World: Hafling
  8. ^ a b "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  9. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol Archived 2016-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
  10. ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". Astat Info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
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