Tisens

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Tisens
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Tisens
Comune di Tesimo
Tisens is located in Italy
Tisens
Location of Tisens in Italy
Coordinates: 46°34′N 11°10′E / 46.567°N 11.167°E / 46.567; 11.167Coordinates: 46°34′N 11°10′E / 46.567°N 11.167°E / 46.567; 11.167
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni Gfrill (Caprile), Grissian (Grissiano), Naraun (Narano), Platzers (Plazzoles), Prissian (Prissiano), Schernag
Government
 • Mayor Urban Mair
Area
 • Total 38.1 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
Elevation 635 m (2,083 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
 • Total 1,845
 • Density Bad rounding here48/km2 (Bad rounding here130/sq mi)
Demonym German: Tisener
Italian: tesimesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39010
Dialing code 0473
Website Official website

Tisens (Italian: Tesimo) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 km northwest of the city of Bolzano.

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Geography[edit]

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,845 and an area of 38.1 km².[1]

The municipality of Tisens contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Gfrill (Caprile), Grissian (Grissiano), Naraun (Narano), Platzers (Plazzoles), Prissian (Prissiano), and Schernag.

Tisens borders the following municipalities: Gargazon, Lana, Nals, St. Pankraz, and Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix.

History[edit]

Coat-of-arms[edit]

The shield is quartering of argent and gules; in the first and fourth part is a rose gules, in the second and third a sable erect bear. It is the coat of Family Frank who managed the village from 1551 until 1743. The emblem was granted in 1966.[2]

Society[edit]

Linguistic distribution[edit]

According to the 2011 census, 97.71% of the population speak German, 1.96% Italian and 0.34% Ladin as first language.[3]

Demographic evolution[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Tisens
  3. ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol) (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14. 

External links[edit]

Media related to Tisens at Wikimedia Commons