Tirol, South Tyrol

Tirol
Tirol
	Comune
	Gemeinde Tirol; Comune di Tirolo
	The village of Tirol
	Location of Tirol
	Tirol Location of Tirol in Italy Tirol Tirol (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°41′N 11°9′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	St. Peter (San Pietro)
Government
• Mayor	Erich Ratschiller
Area [1]
• Total	25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi)
Elevation	594 m (1,949 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	2,469
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Tiroler; Italian: tirolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39019
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Tirol (German pronunciation: [tiˈroˑl]; Italian: Tirolo [tiˈrɔːlo]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 2,469 and an area of 25.6 square kilometres (9.9 sq mi).[3]

Tirol borders the following municipalities: Kuens, Algund, Merano, Moos in Passeier, Partschins, Riffian, and Schenna.

The name of the historical region of Tyrol, stems from the Castle Tyrol, which is located in the village.

Frazioni

The municipality of Tirol contains the frazione (subdivision) St. Peter (San Pietro).

History

Coat-of-arms

The coat shows an eagle of gules on argent background, surmounted by a vert lime branch. The insignia has medieval origins and was the coat of the Counts of Tirol who took their name from Tirol Castle. The emblem was granted in 1970 when the branch was added.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.89% of the population speak German, 2.89% Italian and 0.22% Ladin as first language.[5]

Demographic evolution

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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: Tirol
"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

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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: Tirol

[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.