Glurns
| Glurns | |
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| Stadtgemeinde Glurns Comune di Glorenza |
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| Coordinates: 46°40′N 10°33′E / 46.667°N 10.55°ECoordinates: 46°40′N 10°33′E / 46.667°N 10.55°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erich Wallnöfer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 907 m (2,976 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 876 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German:Glurnser Italian: glorenzini |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39020 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official website |
Glurns (Italian: Glorenza) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 130 km northwest of Trento and about 80 km northwest of Bolzano (Bozen).
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 876 and an area of 13.0 km².[1]
Glurns borders the following municipalities: Mals, Prad am Stilfser Joch, Schluderns and Taufers im Münstertal.
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[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The shield is party per pale: the first part represents half Tyrolean Eagle on argent; the second is tierced per fess of sable, argent and gules. The eagle represents the membership of the village to the Tyrol, while the colors sable, argent and gules are those of the city. The emblem was granted in 1528 by Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor. [2]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 96.51% of the population speak German, 3.37% Italian and 0.12% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Glurns
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10
[edit] External links
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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