Nals
| Nals | |
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| Gemeinde Nals Comune di Nalles |
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| Coordinates: 46°33′N 11°12′E / 46.55°N 11.2°ECoordinates: 46°33′N 11°12′E / 46.55°N 11.2°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Sirmian (Sirmiano) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franz Pircher |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 1,815 |
| • Density | 147.6/km2 (382.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Nalser Italian: nalesini |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39010 |
| Dialing code | 0471 |
| Website | Official website |
Nals (Italian: Nalles) is a Gemeinde (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km north of the city of Trento and about 13 km northwest of the city of Bolzano.
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[edit] Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,815 and an area of 12.3 km².[1]
The municipality of Nals contains the frazione (subdivision) Sirmian (Sirmiano).
Nals borders the following municipalities: Andrian, Eppan, Gargazon, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix, Terlan, and Tisens.
[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The shield is parted quarterly: the first and fourth quarter represent, in a mirror-like manner, a sable ox on argent; the second and third, always as a mirror-like image, represents an argent swan on azure. These are the arms of the Lords of Boymont-Payrsberg who owned the Schwanburg and Payrsberg Castles. The coat of arms was granted in 1967. [2]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 94.62% of the population speak German, 5.05% Italian and 0.33% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Nals
- ^ 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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