Pfalzen
Pfalzen | |
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| Gemeinde Pfalzen Comune di Falzes | |
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  Pfalzen Location of Pfalzen in Italy | |
| 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 | Roland Tinkhauser |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,022 m (3,353 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 2.753 |
| • Density | 0.083/km2 (0.21/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Pfalzner Italian: di Falzes |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39030 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Pfalzen (German pronunciation: [ˈpfaltsn̩]; Italian: Falzes [ˈfaltses]; Ladin: Falzes) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Geography[]
As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 2,753 and an area of 33.3 square kilometres (12.9 sq mi).[3]
Pfalzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Gais, St. Lorenzen and Mühlwald.
Frazioni[]
The municipality of Pfalzen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Greinwalden (Grimaldo) and Issing (Issengo).
History[]
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.[4]
Society[]
Linguistic distribution[]
According to the 2011 census, 96.25% of the population speak German, 2.36% Italian and 1.39% Ladin as first language.[5]
Demographic evolution[]
Notable people[]
- Fabian Aichner - Professional wrestler
- Luis Durnwalder - former Governor of South Tyrol (1989–2014)
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Heraldry of the World: PFALZEN".
- ^ "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[]
Media related to Pfalzen at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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