Sarntal
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| Gemeinde Sarntal Comune di Sarentino |
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| Coordinates: 46°39′N 11°21′E / 46.65°N 11.35°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) | ||
| Frazioni | Sarnthein (Sarentino), Aberstückl (Sonvigo), Agratsberg (Acereto), Astfeld (Campolasta), Auen (Prati), Außerpens (Pennes di Fuori), Dick (Spessa ), Durnholz (Valdurna), Essenberg (Montessa), Gebracksberg (Campo di Ronco), Gentersberg, Glern (Collerno), Innerpens (Pennes di Dentro), Kandelsberg, Muls (Mules), Niederwangen (Vangabassa), Nordheim (Villa), Öttenbach (Riodeserto), Putzen (Pozza), Reinswald (S.Martino), Riedelsberg (Montenovale), Rungg, Steet (Stetto), Trienbach (Trina), Unterreinswald (Boscoriva), Vormeswald (Selva di Vormes), Weissenbach (Riobianco), Windlahn (Lana al Vento) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Franz Thomas Locher | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 302.3 km2 (116.7 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 900 m (2,953 ft) | ||
| Population (Nov. 2010[1]) | |||
| • Total | 6,902 | ||
| • Density | 22.8/km2 (59.1/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | German: Sarntaler or Sarner Italian: Sarentini |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 39058 | ||
| Dialing code | 0471 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Sarntal (Italian: Sarentino) is a valley and a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 15 km north of the city of Bolzano.
Sarntal borders the following municipalities: Hafling, Freienfeld, Klausen, Franzensfeste, Mölten, Ratschings, Ritten, Jenesien, St. Leonhard in Passeier, Schenna, Vahrn, Vöran and Villanders. The Durnholzer See is located in the municipal territory.
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[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents an or deer’s head on azure. The insignia looks like that of the various Lords who administered the territory since 1315, but since 1681 they were named Counts of Sarn (Grafen von Sarnthein) living in the Kellerburg Castle. The emblem was adopted in 1967. [2]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 98.44% of the population speak German, 1.45% Italian and 0.11% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Data from Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Sarntal
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 18, table 10
[edit] External links
- Official website (German) (Italian)
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