Mühlbach, South Tyrol

Mühlbach
Marktgemeinde Mühlbach
Comune di Rio di Pusteria
Location of Mühlbach
Mühlbach is located in Italy
Mühlbach
Mühlbach
Location of Mühlbach in Italy
Mühlbach is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Mühlbach
Mühlbach
Mühlbach (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°48′N 11°40′E / 46.800°N 11.667°E / 46.800; 11.667
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniMeransen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles)
Government
 • MayorHeinrich Seppi
Area
 • Total84.1 km2 (32.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total2,955
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Mühlbacher
Italian: di Rio Pusteria
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39037
Dialing code0472
WebsiteOfficial website
Mühlbach, church in the village

Mühlbach (German pronunciation: [ˈmyˑlbax]; Italian: Rio di Pusteria [ˈriːo di pusteˈriːa]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,955 and an area of 84.1 square kilometres (32.5 sq mi).[3]

The municipality of Mühlbach contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Meransen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles).

Mühlbach borders the following municipalities: Freienfeld, Franzensfeste, Natz-Schabs, Rodeneck, Pfitsch, and Vintl.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is crossed diagonally by an argent wavy stream on vert; at the top a water wheel and an argent donkey at bottom. The water wheel symbolizes the water mill once numerous in the area for the grinding; the donkey represents the pack animals used for the transport. The emblem was adopted in 1971.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 95.34% of the population speak German, 3.93% Italian and 0.73% Ladin as first language.[5]

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. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. ^ Heraldry of the World: Mühlbach
  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.

External links

Media related to Mühlbach, South Tyrol at Wikimedia Commons