Laives
Sign in to saveLaives (), also known as Leifers (), is a town and a (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located about south of the city of Bolzano. Laives is one of only six mainly Italian-speaking municipalities in South Tyrol, and is the fourth-largest municipality in the province.
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Laives is a town in the Italian-speaking region of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located south of the city of Bolzano. It is notable as one of only six predominantly Italian-speaking municipalities in the predominantly German-speaking province, and it ranks as the fourth-largest municipality there.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Laives
- Italian comune.native_name
- Leifers
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di LaivesGemeinde Leifers
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Laives dall'alto.jpg
- Italian comune.image_flag
- Laives-Bandiera.svg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Panorama of Laives.
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Laives-Stemma2.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Italian comune.province
- South Tyrol (BZ)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Pineta (Steinmannwald), La Costa (Seit), San Giacomo (St. Jakob)
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- SVP
- Italian comune.mayor
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- History
- Coat-of-arms
- Society
- Linguistic distribution
- Culture
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
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Laives (), also known as Leifers (), is a town and a (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located about south of the city of Bolzano. Laives is one of only six mainly Italian-speaking municipalities in South Tyrol, and is the fourth-largest municipality in the province.
The town's main language fluctuated severely in the 19th and 20th centuries as part of Austria-Hungary and then the Kingdom of Italy. Laives' population is noted as being especially proficient in both Italian and German linguistic codes.