Tirol, South Tyrol

Tirol
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Tirol
Comune di Tirolo
The village of Tirol
Tirol
Location of Tirol in Italy
Coordinates:
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni St. Peter (San Pietro)
Government
 • Mayor Elisabeth Laimer
Area
 • Total 25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi)
Elevation 594 m (1,949 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
 • Total 2,469
 • Density 96.4/km2 (249.8/sq mi)
Demonym German: Tiroler
Italian: tirolesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39019
Dialing code 0473
Website Official website

Tirol (Italian: Tirolo) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano (Bozen).

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Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 2,469 and an area of 25.6 km².[1]

The municipality of Tirol contains the frazione (subdivision) St. Peter (San Pietro).

Tirol borders the following municipalities: Kuens, Algund, Meran, Moos in Passeier, Partschins, Riffian, and Schenna.

The name of the historical region of Tyrol, stems from the Castle Tyrol, which is located in the village.

History

Coat-of-arms

The coat show an eagle of gules beaked and membered of or on argent background, surmounted by a vert lime branch. The insignia has medieval origin and it’s the coat of the Counts of Tirol who took the name from the Tirol Castle. The emblem was granted in 1970 when was added the branch.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribuution

According to the 2001 census, 97.69% of the population speak German, 2.13% Italian and 0.18% Ladin as first language.[3]

Demographic evolution


References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Tirol
  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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