Mühlbach, South Tyrol
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Mühlbach
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Marktgemeinde Mühlbach
Comune di Rio di Pusteria |
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Coordinates: 46°48′N 11°40′E / 46.800°N 11.667°E / 46.800; 11.667 | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
Frazioni | Meransen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles) |
Government
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• Mayor | Heinrich Seppi |
Area | |
• Total | 84.1 km 2 (32.5 sq mi) |
Population
(Nov. 2010)
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• Total | 2,955 |
• Density | 35/km 2 (91/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) |
German: Mühlbacher
Italian: di Rio Pusteria |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+2 ( CEST ) |
Postal code |
39037
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Dialing code | 0472 |
Website | Official website |
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Mühlbach ( German pronunciation: [ˈmyˑlbax] ; Italian : Rio di Pusteria [ˈriːo di pusteˈriːa] ) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy , located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Bolzano .
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,955 and an area of 84.1 square kilometres (32.5 sq mi) . [3]
The municipality of Mühlbach contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Meransen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles).
Mühlbach borders the following municipalities: Freienfeld , Franzensfeste , Natz-Schabs , Rodeneck , Pfitsch , and Vintl .
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is crossed diagonally by an argent wavy stream on vert ; at the top a water wheel and an argent donkey at bottom. The water wheel symbolizes the water mill once numerous in the area for the grinding ; the donkey represents the pack animals used for the transport. The emblem was adopted in 1971. [4]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 95.34% of the population speak German, 3.93% Italian and 0.73% Ladin as first language. [5]
Demographic evolution
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References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" . Italian National Institute of Statistics . Retrieved 16 March 2019 .
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018" . Italian National Institute of Statistics . Retrieved 16 March 2019 .
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat .
- ↑ Heraldry of the World: Mühlbach
- ↑ "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
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
- Homepage of the Mühlbacher Close (Rio Pusteria Close)
Media related to
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