St. Pankraz

For Sankt Pankraz in Austria, see Sankt Pankraz.
Sankt Pankraz
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Sankt Pankraz
Comune di San Pancrazio
Sankt Pankraz
Sankt Pankraz
Location of Sankt Pankraz in Italy
Coordinates:
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • Mayor Thomas Holzner
Area
 • Total 63.1 km2 (24.4 sq mi)
Elevation 735 m (2,411 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
 • Total 1,589
 • Density 25.2/km2 (65.2/sq mi)
Demonym German: Pankrazer
Italian: di San Pancrazio
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39010
Dialing code 0473
Patron saint Saint Pancras
Website Official website

Sankt Pankraz (Italian: San Pancrazio) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km (37 mi) north of the city of Trento and about 20 km (12 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano/Bozen.

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Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,589 and an area of 63.1 km2 (24.4 sq mi).[1]

Sankt Pankraz borders the following municipalities: Lana, Laurein, Naturns, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St Felix, Tisens, Ulten, and Castelfondo.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a tower with battlements, with a pavilion azure roof, surrounded by a wall above a vert hill with two fir-trees on each side on argent. The castle tower corresponds to the Eschenloch Castle built in the twelfth century by the Counts of Ulten. The emblem was adopted in 1968.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 99.81% of the population speak German, 0.13% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.[3]

Demographic evolution


References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ Heraldry of the World: St. Pankraz
  3. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 18, table 10

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