Burgstall (German pronunciation: [ˈbʊrkʃtal]; Italian: Postal [poˈstal]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Burgstall | |
|---|---|
| Gemeinde Burgstall Comune di Postal | |
 Burgstall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Burgstall  | |
  Burgstall Location of Burgstall in Italy  Burgstall Burgstall (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°12′E / 46.600°N 11.200°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Othmar Unterkofler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,738 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Burgstaller Italian: di Postal |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39014 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editBurgstall is located in the Burggrafenamt. The municipality extends on the orographically left, eastern side of the valley and has a size of 6.7 square kilometres (2.6 sq mi), with about half of the land being agricultural green or forest. The village center is situated at about 270 m, slightly elevated above the valley floor. To the east, the municipal area rises up to 1000 m on the slopes of the Tschögglberg mountain; to the west, it ends at the Adige river.
Burgstall borders the following municipalities: Gargazon, Lana, Merano, Mölten, and Vöran.
History
editCoat-of-arms
editThe emblem shows a eurasian sparrowhawk, which is to fly up, on argent. It is the arms of the Knights of Burgstall, the emblem was granted in 1966.[3]
Society
editLinguistic distribution
editAccording to the 2011 census, 76.61% of the population speak German, 22.78% Italian and 0.61% Ladin as first language.[4]
| Language | 2001[5] | 2011[4] |
|---|---|---|
| German | 73.99% | 76.61% |
| Italian | 25.64% | 22.78% |
| Ladin | 0.37% | 0.61% |
Demographic evolution
edit
References
edit- ^ "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: Burgstall
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
External links
edit- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to Burgstall, South Tyrol at Wikimedia Commons