Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße

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Kurtatsch
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße
Comune di Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino

Coat of arms
Kurtatsch is located in Italy
Kurtatsch
Location of Kurtatsch in Italy
Coordinates: 46°19′N 11°13′E / 46.317°N 11.217°E / 46.317; 11.217
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
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

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Kurtatsch
  3. ^ 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

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