Riffian, South Tyrol

Riffian (Rifiano ) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 km northwest of Bolzano.

Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,306 and an area of 35.8 km2.

Riffian borders the following municipalities: Kuens, Moos in Passeier, St. Leonhard in Passeier, St. Martin in Passeier, Schenna, and Tirol.

Frazioni
The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Magdfeld and Vernuer (Vernurio).

Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a bell tower, with the bell box and the onion dome, on azure; it is the symbol of the local church in the village. The emblem was adopted in 1968.

Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 97.76% of the population speak German, 1.85% Italian and 0.39% Ladin as first language.