Taufers im Münstertal

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Comune di Tubre
Gemeinde Taufers iM
Coat of arms of Comune di TubreGemeinde Taufers iM
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Taufers (Tubre) in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Bolzano-Bozen (BZ)
Mayor Hermann Bernhard Fliri
Elevation 1,240 m (4,068 ft)
Area 45.8 km² (18 sq mi)
Population (as of Dec. 2004)
 - Total 953
 - Density 21/km² (54/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 46°39′N, 10°28′E
Gentilic Italian: tubresi
German: Tauferser
Dialing code 0473
Postal code 39020
Frazioni Pontevilla, Rivaira
Website: www.comune.tubre.bz.it

Taufers (Tubre) (Italian: Tubre; German: Taufers im Münstertal; Archaic (881AD): Tuberis; Latin: Tubernus) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 80 km northwest of the city of Trento and about 70 km west of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 953 and an area of 45.8 km².[1]

The municipality of Taufers (Tubre) contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pontevilla and Rivaira.

Taufers (Tubre) borders the following municipalities: Glurns (Glorenza), Mals (Malles), Prad (Prato), Stilfs (Stelvio), (Switzerland), Müstair (Switzerland), Santa Maria Val Müstair (Switzerland), Scuol (Switzerland), and Valchava (Switzerland).

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

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