Glurns

Glurns
Comune
Stadtgemeinde Glurns
Comune di Glorenza
Coat of arms of Glurns
Coat of arms
Location of Glurns
Map
Glurns is located in Italy
Glurns
Glurns
Location of Glurns in Italy
Glurns is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Glurns
Glurns
Glurns (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°40′N 10°33′E / 46.667°N 10.550°E / 46.667; 10.550
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorErich Wallnöfer
Area
[1]
 • Total13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Elevation
907 m (2,976 ft)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total876
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German:Glurnser
Italian: glorenzini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39020
Dialing code0473
WebsiteOfficial website

Glurns (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlʊrns]; Italian: Glorenza [ɡloˈrɛntsa]) is an urban comune (Stadt)[3] in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]

Saint Pancras's Church at the Tauferer Gate in the west of Glurns
Saint John of Nepomuk over the Etsch River at the Tauferer Gate

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 876 and an area of 13.0 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi).[5]

Glurns borders the following municipalities: Mals, Prad am Stilfser Joch, Schluderns, and Taufers im Münstertal.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per pale: the first part represents half Tyrolean Eagle on argent; the second is tierced per fess of sable, argent and gules. The eagle represents the membership of the village to the Tyrol, while the colors sable, argent and gules are those of the city. The emblem was granted in 1528 by Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.[6]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.13% of the population speak German and 3.87% Italian as first language.[7]


Language 2001[8] 2011[7]
German 96.51% 96.13%
Italian 3.37% 3.87%
Ladin 0.12% 0.00%

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Glurns - die kleine mittelalterliche Stadt, Glurns - Aktivitäten und Events in Südtirol".
  4. ^ "Trentino Alto Adige" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  6. ^ Heraldry of the World: Glurns
  7. ^ a b "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". Astat Info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  8. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10

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