Canazei

Canazei
Comune di Canazei
Canazei center
Canazei center
Coat of arms of Canazei
Location of Canazei
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Canazei is located in Italy
Canazei
Canazei
Location of Canazei in Italy
Canazei is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Canazei
Canazei
Canazei (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°28′30″N 11°46′24″E / 46.47500°N 11.77333°E / 46.47500; 11.77333
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceTrentino (TN)
FrazioniAlba, Gries, Penia and Canazei
Government
 • MayorSilvano Parmesani
Area
 • Total67.3 km2 (26.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017)[2]
 • Total1,908
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
DemonymFassani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
38032
Dialing code0462
Patron saintSt. Florian
WebsiteOfficial website

Canazei (Ladin: Cianacéi) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the upper part of the Val di Fassa, about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northeast of Trento. Its name derives from the Latin word cannicetus (cane thicket).[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ Artoni, Carlo (1994) 250 Itinerari in Val di Fassa, p.146. Azienda di Promozione Turistica della Valle di Fassa