Pfalzen
| Pfalzen | |
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| Gemeinde Pfalzen Comune di Falzes |
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| Coordinates: 46°49′N 11°53′E / 46.817°N 11.883°ECoordinates: 46°49′N 11°53′E / 46.817°N 11.883°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Greinwalden (Grimaldo), Issing (Issengo) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josef Gatterer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,022 m (3,353 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,620 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Pfalzner Italian: di Falzes |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39030 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Pfalzen (Italian: Falzes) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast of Trento and about 50 km northeast of Bolzano.
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[edit] Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,612 and an area of 33.3 km².[1]
The municipality of Pfalzen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Greinwalden (Grimaldo) and Issing (Issengo).
Pfalzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Gais, St. Lorenzen and Mühlwald.
[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The escutcheon is party per pale of gules and argent; with a sickle in each side of opposite color. It is the coat of arms of the Plazoll zu Assling, Lords of Pfalzen in the Middle Ages, who built the castle of Sichelburg (sichel in German means sickle). The emblem was adopted in 1967.[2]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 97.31% of the population speak German, 1.78% Italian and 0.91% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Pfalzen
- ^ 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
Media related to Pfalzen at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
