Mühlbach, South Tyrol
Mühlbach (German pronunciation: [ˈmyˑlbax]; Italian: Rio di Pusteria [ˈriːo di pusteˈriːa]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Mühlbach | |
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| Marktgemeinde Mühlbach Comune di Rio di Pusteria | |
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Location of Mühlbach 
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  Mühlbach Location of Mühlbach in Italy  Mühlbach Mühlbach (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°48′N 11°40′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Maranzen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christoph Prugger |
| Area | |
| • Total | 84.1 km2 (32.5 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,955 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Mühlbacher Italian: di Rio Pusteria |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39037 |
| Dialing code | 0472 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,955 and an area of 84.1 square kilometres (32.5 sq mi).[3]
The municipality of Mühlbach contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Meransen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles).
Mühlbach borders the following municipalities: Freienfeld, Franzensfeste, Natz-Schabs, Rodeneck, Pfitsch, and Vintl.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is crossed diagonally by an argent wavy stream on vert; at the top a water wheel and an argent donkey at bottom. The water wheel symbolizes the water mill once numerous in the area for the grinding; the donkey represents the pack animals used for the transport. The emblem was adopted in 1971.[4]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 95.34% of the population speak German, 3.93% Italian and 0.73% 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: Mühlbach
- "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
- Homepage of the Mühlbacher Close (Rio Pusteria Close)
