Nals | |
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| Gemeinde Nals Comune di Nalles | |
 Town hall of Nals | |
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| Coordinates: 46°33′N 11°12′E / 46.550°N 11.200°E / 46.550; 11.200 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Sirmian (Sirmiano) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduard Gasser (SVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)2 | |
• Total | 1,815 |
| • Density | 148/km2 (382/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) and a village 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 mi2).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 2024 census, 88.96% of the population speak German, 10.31% Italian and 0.73% Ladin as first language.5
Demographic evolution
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References
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- "Heraldry of the World: Nals". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
External links
External links
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to Nals at Wikimedia Commons