Welsberg-Taisten
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| Marktgemeinde Welsberg-Taisten Comune di Monguelfo-Tesido |
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| Coordinates: 46°45′N 12°7′E / 46.75°N 12.117°ECoordinates: 46°45′N 12°7′E / 46.75°N 12.117°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) | ||
| Frazioni | Ried (Novale), Wiesen (Prati), Unterrain (Riva di Sotto), Taisten (Tesido) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Albin Schwingshackl (SVP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 46 km2 (17.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,087 m (3,566 ft) | ||
| Highest elevation | 2,687 m (8,816 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 1,042 m (3,419 ft) | ||
| Population (Nov. 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 2,809 | ||
| • Density | 61.1/km2 (158.2/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | German: Welsberger Italian: di Monguelfo |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 39035 | ||
| Dialing code | 0474 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Welsberg-Taisten (Italian: Monguelfo-Tesido) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
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[edit] Geography
The comune lies about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 2,809 and an area of 46.6 km².[1] Welsberg-Taisten borders the following municipalities: Prags, Rasen-Antholz, Olang, Gsies, and Niederdorf.
[edit] Frazioni
The municipality of Welsberg-Taisten contains the frazioni (parishes) Ried (Novale), Wiesen (Prati), Unterrain (Riva di Sotto) and Taisten (Tesido). Taisten lies 1212 m above sea level a d is located in the Puster Valley, east of Bruneck.
[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem is quarterly argent and sable. It’s the arms of the Earls of Welsberg, whose castle was in the municipality, which gave to the village its name. The emblem was adopted in 1932. [2]
[edit] Society
[edit] Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 95.94% of the population speak German, 3.81% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language.[3]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ a b All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Welsberg
- ^ 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
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
