Truden im Naturpark (German pronunciation: [ˈtruˑdn̩ ɪm naˈtuɐpark]; Italian: Trodena nel parco naturale [ˈtroːdena nel ˈparko natuˈraːle]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the city of Bolzano. Until March 2008 it was called simply Truden.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,007 and an area of 20.7 square kilometres (8.0 sq mi).

Truden borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Altrei, Capriana, Carano, and Montan.

Frazioni

The municipality of Truden contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Kltenbrunn (Fontanefredde), Mühlen (Molini di Trodena), and San Lugano.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is barry of four of argent and gules and represents the crosier and the martyrdom hook, both of or in saltire with two palm branches on each side and a mitre over all. The emblem, granted in 1930, represents the insignia of Saint Blaise the patron saint.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 73.94% of the population speak German, 25.42% Italian and 0.64% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution