Barbian (; ) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano.
Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,601 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Barbian borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Lajen, Waidbruck, Ritten, and Villanders.
Frazioni The municipality of Barbian contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Kollmann (Colma), St. Gertraud (Santa Gertrude), Saubach.
History
Place-name The dwelling is mentioned for the first time in 994 as Parpian, the name deriving probably from the Latin personal name Barbius, a name also attested in Venetic inscriptions from the Roman era.
Coat-of-arms The shield is tierced per fess in argent, vert and sable. In the second level are represented three churches: St. Nicholas, St. Gertrude and St. Magdalene, which are located in the mountains above the village. The sable bottom is crossed by a thin band of argent and gules, symbolizing the customs bar of the village of Kollmann sited in the municipality. The arms were granted in 1970.Heraldry of the World: Barbian
Society
Linguistic distribution According to the 2024 census, 97.53% of the population speak German, 1.87% Italian and 0.60% Ladin as first language.
Language 1991 2001Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol , Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10 2011 2024 German 94.80% 97.47% 97.53% 96.74% Italian 4.56% 2.02% 1.87% 1.88% Ladin 0.64% 0.51% 0.60% 1.38%
Demographic evolution
References
External links
Homepage of the municipality