Mals
| Mals | |
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| Gemeinde Mals Comune di Malles Venosta |
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| Coordinates: 46°42′N 10°33′E / 46.7°N 10.55°ECoordinates: 46°42′N 10°33′E / 46.7°N 10.55°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), Schlinig (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ulrich Veith |
| Area | |
| • Total | 246.7 km2 (95.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,051 m (3,448 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 5,092 |
| • Density | 20.6/km2 (53.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German:Malser Italian: mallesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39024 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official website |
Mals (Italian: Malles Venosta) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 80 km northwest of Trento and about 70 km northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria.
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[edit] Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,092 and an area of 246.7 km².[1]
The municipality of Mals contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), Schlinig (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), and Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo).
Mals borders the following municipalities: Graun im Vinschgau, Glurns, Laas, Scuol (Switzerland), Schnals, Sent (Switzerland), Schlanders, Schluderns, Sölden (Austria), and Taufers im Münstertal.
[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess: the upper of gules a fess argent, at the bottom or three gules circles arranged in a triangle upside-down. It is the combination of coats of arms of the House of Austria and Medici. The emblem was adopted in 1928.[2]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 96.83% of the population speak German, 3.08% Italian and 0.09% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Mals
- ^ 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
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