Tiers, South Tyrol

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Tiers
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Gemeinde Tiers
Comune di Tires
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Tiers
Tiers (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°28′N11°32′E / 46.467°N 11.533°E / 46.467; 11.533
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni St. Zyprian, St. Georg
Government
 • MayorGernot Psenner
Area
[1]
 • Total42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Elevation
1,028 m (3,373 ft)
Population
 (Nov. 2010) [2]
 • Total979
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Tierser
Italian: tiresani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39050
Dialing code 0471
Website Official website

Tiers (German: [ˈtiːɐ̯s] ; Italian : Tires [ˈtiːres] ) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located in the Tierser Tal about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of the city of Bolzano.

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Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 979 and an area of 42.1 square kilometres (16.3 sq mi). [3]

Tiers borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Karneid, Völs am Schlern, Welschnofen, Campitello di Fassa, Mazzin, and Sèn Jan di Fassa.

History

The first document about Tiers dates back to 993/94–1005: in a tradition note of the diocese of Freising, the Bavarian Count Otto from the Rapoton family transferred, among other things, his property in "Tieres" to Bishop Gottschalk of Freising. [4]

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is formed by a bend, helmet shaped, of argent and azure on gules background. It is the insignia of Lords of Velseck who ruled the village from 1200 until 1470 for the Bishops of Brixen. The emblem was granted in 1968. [5]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.15% of the population speak German, 1.20% Italian and 0.65% Ladin as first language. [6]

Demographic evolution

Tiers, South Tyrol

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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. ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. ↑ Martin Bitschnau; Hannes Obermair (2009). Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals. Vol. 1: Bis zum Jahr 1140. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. pp. 135–7 no. 170. ISBN   978-3-7030-0469-8.
  5. ↑ Heraldry of the World: Tiers
  6. ↑ "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.

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