Percha (; ) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano. This Percha is not to be confused with Percha of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Geography As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 1,532 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Percha borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Sand in Taufers, Gais and Rasen-Antholz.
Frazioni The municipality of Percha contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Aschbach, Wielenberg (Sopranessano), Nasen (Nessano), Litschbach (Rio Liccio), Platten (Plata Montevila), Oberwielenbach (Vila di Sopra), and Unterwielenbach (Vila di Sotto).
History
Coat-of-arms The shield is party per fess of argent and gules; a deer horn with six points is represented in the upper part, a sable plow in the lower. The deer horn symbolizes the hunting and the woods, the six points are the six villages in the municipality; the plow represents the agriculture practiced in the territory. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.Heraldry of the World: Percha
Society
Linguistic distribution According to the 2024 census, 92.97% of the population speak German, 5.99% Italian and 1.05% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
References
External links
Homepage of the municipality