Sarntal
Sarntal | |
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Gemeinde Sarntal Comune di Sarentino | |
![]() The frazione of Astfeld in winter. | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
Frazioni | Sarnthein (Sarentino), Aberstückl (Sonvigo), Agratsberg (Acereto), Astfeld (Campolasta), Auen (Prati), Außerpens (Pennes di Fuori), Dick (Spessa ), Durnholz (Valdurna), Essenberg (Montessa), Gebracksberg (Campo di Ronco), Gentersberg, Glern (Collerno), Innerpens (Pennes di Dentro), Kandelsberg, Muls (Mules), Niederwangen (Vangabassa), Nordheim (Villa), Öttenbach (Riodeserto), Putzen (Pozza), Reinswald (S.Martino), Riedelsberg (Montenovale), Rungg, Steet (Stetto), Trienbach (Trina), Unterreinswald (Boscoriva), Vormeswald (Selva di Vormes), Weissenbach (Riobianco), Windlahn (Lana al Vento) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Franz Thomas Locher |
Area | |
• Total | 302.3 km2 (116.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,902 |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | German: Sarntaler or Sarner Italian: Sarentini |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 39058 |
Dialing code | 0471 |
Website | Official website |
Sarntal (Italian: Sarentino) is a valley and a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 km north of the city of Bolzano. The municipality comprises several towns and villages. The largest one, seat of the mayor and council, is Sarnthein.
Geography
Sarntal borders the following municipalities: Hafling, Freienfeld, Klausen, Franzensfeste, Mölten, Ratschings, Ritten, Jenesien, St. Leonhard in Passeier, Schenna, Vahrn, Vöran and Villanders. The Durnholzer See is located in the municipal territory.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents an or deer’s head on azure. The insignia looks like that of the various Lords who administered the territory since 1315, but since 1681 they were named Counts of Sarnthein (Grafen von Sarnthein) living in the Kellerburg Castle. The emblem was adopted in 1967. [4]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 98.07% of the population speak German, 1.82% Italian and 0.10% Ladin as first language.[5]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Sarntal
- ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
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External links
Media related to Sarntal at Wikimedia Commons