Stilfs | |
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| Gemeinde Stilfs Comune di Stelvio | |
 View of Stilfs | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 46°36′N 10°33′E / 46.600°N 10.550°E / 46.600; 10.550 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Sulden (Solda) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Samuel Marseiler |
| Area | |
• Total | 140 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,311 m (4,301 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)2 | |
• Total | 1,215 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Stilfser |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39029 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official website |
Stilfs (German: [ʃtɪlfs]; Italian: Stelvio [ˈstelvjo, ˈstɛlvjo]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located near the northern ramp of the eponymous Stelvio Pass.
The municipality of Stilfs contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Sulden, Trafoi, Gomagoi.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem shows an or disc on sable background; inside the disc is a six leaves star of azure, vert and gules alternating. The star symbolizes an ancient nightly custom in wintertime. The emblem was granted in 1969.3
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 97.45% of the population speak German, 2.44% Italian and 0.10% Ladin as first language.4
Demographic evolution
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Notable people
- Roland Thöni (born in Trafoi, 1951–2021) was an Alpine ski racer. Competed in the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics, won by Franz Klammer.
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.
- Heraldry of the World: Stilfs
- "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 Stilfs at Wikimedia Commons