Mühlbach, South Tyrol
| Mühlbach | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Marktgemeinde Mühlbach Comune di Rio di Pusteria |
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 Mühlbach
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| Coordinates: 46°48′N 11°40′E / 46.8°N 11.667°ECoordinates: 46°48′N 11°40′E / 46.8°N 11.667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Maranzen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christoph Prugger |
| Area | |
| • Total | 84.1 km2 (32.5 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 2,955 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Mühlbacher Italian: di Rio Pusteria |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39037 |
| Dialing code | 0472 |
| Website | Official website |
Mühlbach (Italian: Rio di Pusteria) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 90 km northeast of Trento and about 40 km northeast of Bolzano.
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[edit] Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,955 and an area of 84.1 km².[1]
The municipality of Mühlbach contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Meransen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles).
Mühlbach borders the following municipalities: Freienfeld, Franzensfeste, Natz-Schabs, Rodeneck, Pfitsch, and Vintl.
[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem is crossed diagonally by an argent wavy stream on vert; at the top a water wheel and an argent donkey at bottom. The water wheel symbolizes the water mill once numerous in the area for the grinding; the donkey represents the pack animals used for the transport. The emblem was adopted in 1971.[2]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 95.31% of the population speak German, 4.03% Italian and 0.66% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Mühlbach
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
[edit] External links
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
- Homepage of the Mühlbacher Close (Rio Pusteria Close)
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