Pfalzen

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.

Pfalzen
Comune
Gemeinde Pfalzen
Comune di Falzes
Location of Pfalzen
Pfalzen
Location of Pfalzen in Italy
Pfalzen
Pfalzen (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°49′N 11°53′E
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniGreinwalden (Grimaldo), Issing (Issengo)
Government
 • MayorRoland Tinkhauser
Area
 • Total33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,022 m (3,353 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2015)[2]
 • Total2.753
 • Density0.083/km2 (0.21/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Pfalzner
Italian: di Falzes
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39030
Dialing code0474
WebsiteOfficial website

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

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. "Heraldry of the World: PFALZEN".
  5. "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.

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