Auer (; ) is a municipality () and a village in South Tyrol, northern Italy, about south of the city of Bolzano.
Geography As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 3,648 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Auer borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Bronzolo, Montan and Vadena.
History The name of the settlement is firstly mentioned in a deed of 1190 written in Latin which names Conradinus de Aura, a servant of the Enn noblemen.Franz Huter 1939). Tiroler Urkundenbuch. I. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des deutschen Etschlandes und des Vintschgaus. Band 1. Hrsg. vom Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. p. 252, no. 458.
The village of Auer emerged as an association of people as early as the 15th century, as a corresponding document from 1463 attests with the explicit naming of the "comunitas ville Awer" – the community of the village of Auer – and its Riegler (land managers).
In 2022, two were laid for Martin Krebs and Ida Kaufmann, both local victims of the Holocaust during the Operationszone Alpenvorland period of 1943–44.Bildungsausschuss Auer, January 12, 2022.
Coat of arms The shield is party per fess of argent and gules with an azure chief with a rampant lion. It is the emblem of the Khuen family, who took possession of the site from 1397 until 1690, when they were then elevated to Imperial Counts. On the azure chief, two crossed or keys are represented as a remembrance of the insignia of St. Peter, to whom the parish church is dedicated. The emblem was adopted in 1969.Heraldry of the World: Auer
Society
Linguistic distribution According to the 2024 census, 68.45% of the population speak German, 31.28% Italian and 0.27% Ladin as first language.
Language 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 69.91% 69.74% 68.45% Italian 29.84% 29.59% 31.28% Ladin 0.25% 0.67% 0.27%
Demographic evolution
References
External links
Homepage of the municipality