Pfalzen

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Pfalzen
Comune
Gemeinde Pfalzen
Comune di Falzes
Pfalzen is located in Italy
Pfalzen
Pfalzen
Location of Pfalzen in Italy
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Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni Greinwalden (Grimaldo), Issing (Issengo)
Government
 • Mayor Josef Gatterer
Area
 • Total 33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Elevation 1,022 m (3,353 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,620
 • Density 79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Pfalzner
Italian: di Falzes
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39030
Dialing code 0474
Website Official website

Pfalzen (Italian: Falzes ; Ladin: Falzes) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,612 and an area of 33.3 square kilometres (12.9 sq mi).[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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External links

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