Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße
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| Gemeinde Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße Comune di Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino |
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 11°13′E / 46.317°N 11.217°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) | ||
| Frazioni | Entiklar (Niclara), Graun (Corona), Hofstatt, Oberfennberg (Favogna), Penon (Penone) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Martin Fischer | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 29.4 km2 (11.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 333 m (1,093 ft) | ||
| Population (November 2010[1]) | |||
| • Total | 2,249 | ||
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | German: Kurtatscher Italian: di Cortaccia |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 39040 | ||
| Dialing code | 0471 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße (Italian: Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 25 km southwest of the city of Bolzano.
Kurtatsch borders the following municipalities: Neumarkt, Margreid, Tramin, Coredo, Roverè della Luna, Ton, Tres, and Vervò.
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[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem shows a or postillion hornet with tassels on azure background; at the corners are placed four six-pointed or stars. The postillon’s hornet indicates that the village was a postal station; the star represent the four villages in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1967.[2]
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 96.21% of the population speak German, 3.44% Italian and 0.35% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Kurtatsch
- ^ 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
- Official website (German) (Italian)
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