St. Lorenzen

St. Lorenzen (San Lorenzo di Sebato ) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 50 km northeast of Bolzano. As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,752 and an area of 51.5 km2.

St Lorenzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Pfalzen, Lüsen, Mareo, and Rodeneck.

Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,752 and an area of 51.5 km2.

The municipality of St Lorenzen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ellen (Elle), Fassing (Fassine), Runggen (Ronchi), Montal (Mantana), Pflaurenz (Floronzo), Saalen (Sares), Sonnenburg (Castelbadia), Stefansdorf (Sante Stefano), St Martin (San Martino), Moos (Palù), Lothen, and Onach.

St Lorenzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Pfalzen, Lüsen, Mareo, and Rodeneck.

Coat of arms
The emblem represents Saint Laurence, with a vert palm in his right hand and a grill on the left, on argent. The emblem is used by the 17th century, but appears in the seal since 1271.

Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 95.31% of the population speak German, 2.64% Italian and 1.34% Ladin as first language.

Notable people

 * Jakob Hutter