Sand in Taufers
| Sand in Taufers | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Marktgemeinde Sand in Taufers Comune di Campo Tures |
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| Coordinates: 46°55′16″N 11°57′20″E / 46.92111°N 11.95556°ECoordinates: 46°55′16″N 11°57′20″E / 46.92111°N 11.95556°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Ahornach (Acereto), Kematen (Caminata di Tures), Mühlen in Taufers (Molini di Tures), Rein in Taufers (Riva di Tures) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Helmuth Innerbichler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164.3 km2 (63.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 864 m (2,835 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 5,261 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Sandner Italian: di Campo Tures |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39032 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Sand in Taufers (Italian: Campo Tures) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,261 and an area of 164.3 km².[1]
Sand in Taufers borders the following municipalities: Gais, Percha, Prettau, Rasen-Antholz, Sankt Jakob in Defereggen (Austria), Mühlwald and Ahrntal.
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[edit] History
[edit] Origin
Taufers is home to the impressive medieval Taufers Castle, which towers above village and was built in the early 13th century.[2]
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The arms is barry of six gules and argent. The first two of argent have three lozenge of azure, the third has two. The emblem was of the Lords of Taufers that became extinct in 1300. The emblem was adopted in 1967.[3]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 96.72% of the population speak German, 2.94% Italian and 0.33% Ladin as first language.[4]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] Notes
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Taufers Castle History (German)". http://www.burgeninstitut.com/int.php?ref=utaufers.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Sand in Taufers
- ^ 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] References
- Josef Innerhofer: Taufers, Ahrn, Prettau. Die Geschichte eines Tales, Bozen: Verlagsanstalt Athesia 1980, ISBN 9783921365069.
- Alexander von Hohenbühel: Taufers - eine Dynastenburg, Regensburg: Schnell & Steiner 2007, ISBN 9783795418366.
- Idem: Taufers - il fascino di un castello dinastiale, Regensburg: Schnell & Steiner 2007, ISBN 9783795418373.
[edit] External links
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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