Welsberg-Taisten

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Comune di Monguelfo-Tesido
Coat of arms of Comune di Monguelfo-Tesido
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Monguelfo-Tesido in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Bolzano-Bozen (BZ)
Mayor Friedrich Mittermair
Elevation 1,087 m (3,566 ft)(1042–2687m)
Area 46 km² (18 sq mi)
Population (as of 2006)
 - Total 2,659
 - Density 58/km² (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 46°45′0″N, 12°7′0″E
Gentilic Italian: Monguelfesi
German:
Dialing code 0474
Postal code 39035
Frazioni Novale, Prati, Riva di Sotto, Tesido
Website: http://www.comune.monguelfo-tesido.bz.it/


Welsberg-Taisten (German; Italian: Monguelfo-Tesido; Archaic (1375 AD): Waeltsperch or Welischperg) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

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[edit] Geography

Map of the comune within Bolzano-Bozen
Map of the comune within Bolzano-Bozen

The comune lies about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,570 and an area of 46.6 km².[1]

Welsberg-Taisten (Monguelfo-Tesido) borders the following municipalities: Prags (Braies), Rasen-Antholz (Rasun-Anterselva), Olang (Valdaora), Gsies (Valle di Casies), and Niederdorf (Villabassa).

[edit] Frazioni

The municipality of Welsberg-Taisten (Monguelfo-Tesido) contains the frazioni (parishes) Novale, Prati, Riva di Sotto, and Taisten (Italian: Tesido). Taisten lies 1212 m above sea level located in the Puster Valley, east of Bruneck.

[edit] Demographic evolution

[edit] References

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

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