Deutschnofen

Deutschnofen
Comune
Gemeinde Deutschnofen Comune di Nova Ponente
Location of Deutschnofen
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Coordinates: 46°25′N 11°26′E / 46.417°N 11.433°E / 46.417; 11.433
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Petersberg (Monte San Pietro), Sankt Nikolaus/Eggen (San Nicolò d'Ega)
Government
• Mayor	Bernhard Daum
Area [1]
• Total	112.49 km2 (43.43 sq mi)
Elevation	1,357 m (4,452 ft)
Population  (31 August 2020)[2]
• Total	4,011
• Density	36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Demonyms	German: Deutschnofner Italian: di Nova Ponente
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39050
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Deutschnofen (German pronunciation: [ˌdɔʏtʃn̩ˈoːfn̩]; Italian: Nova Ponente [ˈnɔːva poˈnɛnte]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the city of Bolzano.

Deutschnofen borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Bolzano, Bronzolo, Karneid, Laives, Welschnofen, and municipalities of Predazzo, Tesero and Varena in Trentino.

The municipality of Deutschnofen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Petersberg (Italian: Monte San Pietro), Eggen (Italian: San Nicolò d'Ega), Rauth (Novale) and Obereggen, a small tourist village located on the foot of the Latemar, with some 900 inhabitants.

The A22 motorway is located 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the village. Deutschnofen shares 7 km of the frontier with Trentino. The Brantental valley connects it with Laives.