Olang (; ) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 3,132 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Olang borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Mareo, Prags, Rasen-Antholz, and Welsberg-Taisten.
Frazioni The municipality of Olang contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Geiselsberg (Sorafurcia), Mitterolang (Valdaora di Mezzo), Niederolang (Valdaora di Sotto) and Oberolang (Valdaora di Sopra).
History
Coat-of-arms The emblem is argent a bend vert on which are represented three cart’s wheels. The wheels symbolize the villages of Mitterolang, Oberolang and Niederolang and their disposition in the valley. The emblem was granted in 1968.Heraldry of the World: Olang
Society
Linguistic distribution According to the 2024 census, 95.64% of the population speak German, 3.89% Italian and 0.47% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
Notable people
Hansjörg Raffl, an Italian luger, two-time Olympic medalist
References
External links
Homepage of the municipality