Rasen-Antholz

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Rasen-Antholz
Comune
Gemeinde Rasen-Antholz Comune di Rasun-Anterselva
The Antholz valley
Rasen-Antholz Location of Rasen-Antholz in Italy
Coordinates: 46°47′N 12°3′E / 46.783°N 12.050°E / 46.783; 12.050Coordinates: 46°47′N 12°3′E / 46.783°N 12.050°E / 46.783; 12.050
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Antholz Niedertal (Anterselva di Sotto), Antholz Mittertal (Anterselva di Mezzo), Antholz Obertal (Anterselva di Sopra), Neunhäusern (Nove Case), Niederrasen (Rasun di Sotto), Oberrasen (Rasun di Sopra)
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Schuster
Area
• Total	121.1 km² (46.8 sq mi)
Population (Nov. 2010)
• Total	2,871
• Density	24/km² (61/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Rasner or Antholzer Italian: di Rasun-Anterselva
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39030
Dialing code	0474
Website	Official website

Rasen-Antholz (Italian: Rasun-Anterselva) is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,871 and an area of 121.1 km².^[1]

Rasen-Antholz borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Gsies, Percha, Olang, Sand in Taufers, Welsberg-Taisten and Sankt Jakob in Defereggen (Austria).

Frazioni

The municipality of Rasen-Antholz contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Antholz Niedertal (Anterselva di Sotto), Antholz Mittertal (Anterselva di Mezzo), Antholz Obertal (Anterselva di Sopra), Neunhäusern (Nove Case), Niederrasen (Rasun di Sotto) and Oberrasen (Rasun di Sopra).

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is gules a pile reversed on sable and argent. It is the sign of the Lords of Rassen, a noble family of Judges, which ruled the village from 1353. The emblem was adopted in 1967.^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.40% of the population speak German, 1.16% Italian and 0.44% Ladin as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

References

↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
↑ Heraldry of the World: Rasen-Antholz
↑ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol) (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

External links

Media related to Rasen-Antholz at Wikimedia Commons

(German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality

v t e Municipalities of South Tyrol

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