Karneid (; ) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about east of the city of Bolzano and a village. It is also the location of Karneid castle.
Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,311 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Karneid borders the following municipalities: Bolzano, Völs am Schlern, Welschnofen, Deutschnofen, Ritten, and Tiers.
Frazioni The municipality of Karneid (Cornedo) contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Blumau (Prato all'Isarco), Breien (Briè), Kardaun (Cardano), Steinegg (Collepietra), and Gummer (San Valentino in Campo).
History
Coat-of-arms The emblem is an argent curved pile on azure. It is part of the insignia of the Counts of Liechtenstein, owners of the castle, which ruled the village from 1385 to 1595. The arms were adopted in 1968.Heraldry of the World: Karneid
Society
Linguistic distribution According to the 2024 census, 87.98% of the population speak German, 11.72% Italian and 0.30% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
Culture
Notable people The Italian ski mountaineer Hansjörg Lunger was born in Karneid.
References
External links Homepage of the municipality