St. Pankraz

Sankt Pankraz (German pronunciation: [saŋkt ˈpaŋkrats]; Italian: San Pancrazio [sam paŋˈkrattsjo]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.

This article is about the one in South Tyrol. For Sankt Pankraz in Austria, see Sankt Pankraz.
Sankt Pankraz
Comune
Gemeinde Sankt Pankraz
Comune di San Pancrazio
Sankt Pankraz
Location of Sankt Pankraz
Sankt Pankraz
Location of Sankt Pankraz in Italy
Sankt Pankraz
Sankt Pankraz (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°35′N 11°5′E
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorThomas Holzner
Area
 • Total63.1 km2 (24.4 sq mi)
Elevation
735 m (2,411 ft)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total1,589
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Pankrazer
Italian: di San Pancrazio
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39010
Dialing code0473
Patron saintSaint Pancras
WebsiteOfficial website
Eschenlohe castle

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,589 and an area of 63.1 square kilometres (24.4 sq mi).[3]

Sankt Pankraz borders the following municipalities: Lana, Laurein, Naturns, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix, Tisens, Ulten, and Castelfondo.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a tower with battlements, with a pavilion azure roof, surrounded by a wall above a vert hill with two fir-trees on each side on argent. The castle tower corresponds to the Eschenloch Castle built in the twelfth century by the Counts of Ulten. The emblem was adopted in 1968.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.84% of the population spoke German, 0.96% Italian and 0.19% Ladin as their first language.[5]

Demographic evolution
gollark: 100KST is really low, though.
gollark: Just send the krist to his address and wait.
gollark: Because Valithor's unavailable constantly?
gollark: Information can be copied as much as you like. Material goods are finite.
gollark: Not really.

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

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