Nals

Nals
Nals
	Comune
	Gemeinde Nals; Comune di Nalles
	Town hall
	Location of Nals
	Nals Location of Nals in Italy Nals Nals (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°33′N 11°12′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Sirmian (Sirmiano)
Government
• Mayor	Franz Pircher (SVP)
Area [1]
• Total	12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation	321 m (1,053 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	1,815
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Nalser; Italian: nalesini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39010
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Nals (German pronunciation: [nals]; Italian: Nalles [ˈnalles]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,815 and an area of 12.3 square kilometres (4.7 sq mi).[3]

Nals borders the following municipalities: Andrian, Eppan, Gargazon, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix, Terlan, and Tisens.

Frazioni

The municipality of Nals contains the frazione (subdivision) Sirmian (Sirmiano).

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is parted quarterly: the first and fourth quarter represent, in a mirror-like manner, a sable ox on argent; the second and third, always as a mirror-like image, represents an argent swan on azure. These are the arms of the Lords of Boymont-Payrsberg who owned the Schwanburg and Payrsberg Castles. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 90.58% of the population speak German, 8.78% Italian and 0.64% Ladin as first language.[5]

Demographic evolution

References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Heraldry of the World: Nals
"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

(in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

Media related to Nals at Wikimedia Commons

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-3] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[4] Heraldry of the World: Nals

[5] "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.