Pfalzen (German pronunciation: [ˈpfaltsn̩]; Italian: Falzes [ˈfaltses]; Ladin: Falzes) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

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Gemeinde Pfalzen
Comune di Falzes
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Coat of arms of Pfalzen
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Pfalzen is located in Italy
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Location of Pfalzen in Italy
Pfalzen is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
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Pfalzen (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°49′N 11°53′E / 46.817°N 11.883°E / 46.817; 11.883
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniGreinwalden (Grimaldo), Issing (Issengo)
Government
 • MayorRoland Tinkhauser (SVP)
Area
 • Total33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,022 m (3,353 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2015)[2]
 • Total2.753
 • Density0.083/km2 (0.21/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Pfalzner
Italian: di Falzes
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39030
Dialing code0474
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography edit

As of July 2023, it had a population of 3,106 and an area of 33.3 square kilometres (12.9 sq mi).[3][4]

Pfalzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Gais, St. Lorenzen and Mühlwald.

Frazioni edit

The municipality of Pfalzen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Greinwalden (Grimaldo) and Issing (Issengo).

History edit

Coat-of-arms edit

The escutcheon is party per pale of gules and argent; with a sickle in each side of opposite color. It is the coat of arms of the Plazoll zu Assling, Lords of Pfalzen in the Middle Ages, who built the castle of Sichelburg (sichel in German means sickle). The emblem was adopted in 1967.[5]

Society edit

Linguistic distribution edit

According to the 2011 census, 96.25% of the population speak German, 2.36% Italian and 1.39% Ladin as first language.[6]

Demographic evolution edit

Notable people edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  4. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  5. ^ "Heraldry of the World: PFALZEN".
  6. ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

External links edit

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