Innichen | |
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| Marktgemeinde Innichen Comune di San Candido Comun da Sanciana | |
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Location of Innichen  | |
  Innichen Location of Innichen in South Tyrol  Innichen Innichen (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′N 12°17′E / 46.733°N 12.283°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Innichberg (Monte San Candido), Obervierschach (Versciaco di Sopra), Untervierschach (Versciaco di Sotto), Winnebach (Prato alla Drava) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Klaus Rainer (SVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 80.1 km2 (30.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,175 m (3,855 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 3,175 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Innichner Italian: di San Candido |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39038 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Patron saint | Saint Candidus, Saint Corbinian |
| Website | Official website |
Innichen (German: [ˈɪnɪçn̩] ; Italian: San Candido [saŋ ˈkandido]; Ladin: Sanciana, all tied to Saint Candidus) is a municipality and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
It is located in the Puster Valley on the Drava River, on Italy's border with Austria. It hosts Italy’s International Snow Sculpture Festival each year.[3]
Innichen is renowned for its ski resorts, and it includes the natural park of Drei Zinnen–Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Luxe Adventure Traveller. 2016. Art: Italy’s International Snow Sculpture Festival, by Jennifer Dombrowski