Welsberg-Taisten
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Comune di Monguelfo-Tesido | |
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Country | 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 |
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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
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
[edit] External links
- (Italian) (German) Homepage of the city
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