St. 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.
St. Pankraz | |
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| Gemeinde St. Pankraz Comune di San Pancrazio | |
 Sankt Pankraz | |
Location of St. Pankraz  | |
  St. Pankraz Location of St. Pankraz in Italy  St. Pankraz St. Pankraz (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′N 11°5′E / 46.583°N 11.083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Holzner |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.1 km2 (24.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 735 m (2,411 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 1,589 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Pankrazer Italian: di San Pancrazio |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39010 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Patron saint | Saint Pancras |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editAs 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
editCoat-of-arms
editThe 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
editLinguistic distribution
editAccording 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
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Personalities
edit- Blasius Marsoner (1924–1991), poet, historian and translator of the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri
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.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: St. Pankraz
- ^ "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.
External links
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Media related to St. Pankraz at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality