Tramin an der Weinstraße (German pronunciation: [traˈmiːn an deːɐ̯ ˈvaɪnˌʃtraːsə]; Italian: Termeno sulla Strada del Vino [terˈmɛːno sulla ˈstraːda del ˈviːno]), often abbreviated to Tramin or Termeno, is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the city of Bolzano. The name of the grape variety Gewürztraminer has its origins in Tramin.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, Tramin had a population of 3,296 and an area of 19.4 square kilometres (7.5 sq mi).

The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Rungg (Ronchi) and Söll (Sella).

Tramin borders the following municipalities: Amblar, Kaltern, Coredo, Kurtatsch, Neumarkt, Montan, Auer, Sfruz and Vadena.

History

Coat of arms

The emblem represents a six points star of or surmounted by an or overturned crescent on azure background. The origin of the coat is not known but derives from that of Lords of Eppan. The arms were granted in 1929.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.37% of the population speak German, 3.44% Italian and 0.20% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

Twin cities

Tramin is twinned with:

Rödermark, since 1978

Mindelheim, since 1994

Schwaz, since 1998