Klausen, South Tyrol

For Klausen in Rhineland- Palatinate, see Klausen, Germany.
Klausen
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Klausen
Comune di Chiusa

Coat of arms
Klausen
Location of Klausen in Italy
Coordinates:
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni Gufidaun (Gudon), Latzfons (Lazfons), Verdings (Verdignes)
Government
 • Mayor Maria-Anna Gasser Fink
Area
 • Total 51.4 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation 523 m (1,716 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
 • Total 5,144
 • Density 100.1/km2 (259.2/sq mi)
Demonym German:Klausner
Italian: chiusani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39043
Dialing code 0472
Website Official website

Klausen (Italian: Chiusa; Ladin: Tluses or Tlüses) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 20 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,144 and an area of 51.4 km².[1]

The municipality of Klausen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Gufidaun (Gudon), Latzfons (Lazfons), and Verdings (Verdignes).

Klausen borders the following municipalities: Feldthurns, Lajen, Sarntal, Vahrn, Villanders and Villnöß.

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History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents an argent dexter key on gules. The emblem was used as a seal from 1448, known from 1397 and granted in 1540 by Cardinal Bernhard von Cles Bishop of Brixen.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 91.11% of the population speak German, 8.29% Italian and 0.60% Ladin as first language.[3]

Demographic evolution


References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Klausen
  3. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10

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