Sarntal

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Sarntal
Gemeinde Sarntal
Comune di Sarentino
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Sarntal
Sarntal (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°39′N11°21′E / 46.650°N 11.350°E / 46.650; 11.350
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
  MayorChristian Reichsigl
Area
[1]
  Total302.3 km2 (116.7 sq mi)
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (Nov. 2020 [2] ) [3]
  Total7,182
  Density24/km2 (62/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 (German: [ˈsarntaːl] ; Italian : Sarentino [sarenˈtiːno] ) is a valley and a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of the city of Bolzano. The municipality comprises several towns and villages. The largest one, seat of the mayor and council, is Sarnthein.

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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. The main river is the Talfer, which has its source at the Weißhorn mountain in the Pensertal.

History

The village of Sarnthein was first mentioned in 1211.

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]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Data from Istat.
  3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. Heraldry of the World: Sarntal
  5. "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  6. IMDb Database retrieved 15 June 2019

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