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Nals

Coordinates: 46°33′N 11°12′E / 46.550°N 11.200°E / 46.550; 11.200
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Nals
Comune
Gemeinde Nals
Comune di Nalles
Location within Italy
Location within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Coordinates: 46°33′N 11°12′E / 46.550°N 11.200°E / 46.550; 11.200
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniSirmian (Sirmiano)
Government
 • MayorEduard Gasser (SVP)
Area
 • Total
12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation
321 m (1,053 ft)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)
 • Total
1,815
 • Density148/km2 (382/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Nalser
Italian: nalesini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39010
Dialing code0471
WebsiteOfficial website

Nals (German pronunciation: [nals]; Italian: Nalles [ˈnalles]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,815 and an area of 12.3 square kilometres (4.7 mi2).[1]

Nals borders the following municipalities: Andrian, Eppan, Gargazon, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix, Terlan, and Tisens.

Frazioni

The municipality of Nals contains the frazione (subdivision) Sirmian (Sirmiano).

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is parted quarterly: the first and fourth quarter represent, in a mirror-like manner, a sable ox on argent; the second and third, always as a mirror-like image, represents an argent swan on azure. These are the arms of the Lords of Boymont-Payrsberg who owned the Schwanburg and Payrsberg Castles. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 88.96% of the population speak German, 10.31% Italian and 0.73% Ladin as first language.[3]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ↑ "Heraldry of the World: Nals". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  3. ↑ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

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