Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße

Kurtatsch
Comune
Gemeinde Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße
Comune di Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino

Coat of arms
Kurtatsch

Location of Kurtatsch in Italy

Coordinates: 46°19′N 11°13′E / 46.317°N 11.217°E / 46.317; 11.217
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni Entiklar (Niclara), Graun (Corona), Hofstatt, Oberfennberg (Favogna), Penon (Penone)
Government
  Mayor Martin Fischer
Area
  Total 29.4 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Elevation 333 m (1,093 ft)
Population (November 2010[1])
  Total 2,249
  Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Kurtatscher
Italian: di Cortaccia
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39040
Dialing code 0471
Website Official website

Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße (German pronunciation: [kʊrˈtatʃ an dɐ ˈvaɪ̯nˌʃtraˑsə]; Italian: Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino [korˈtattʃa ˈsulla ˈstraːda del ˈviːno]), often abbreviated to Kurtatsch or Cortaccia, is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the city of Bolzano.

Kurtatsch borders the following municipalities: Neumarkt, Margreid, Tramin, Coredo, Roverè della Luna, Ton, Tres, and Vervò.

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows an or postillion hornet with tassels on azure background; at the corners are placed four six-pointed or stars. The postillon’s hornet indicates that the village was a postal station; the star represent the four villages in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1967.[2]

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.25% of the population speak German, 3.36% Italian and 0.38% Ladin as first language.[3]

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Heraldry of the World: Kurtatsch
  3. "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

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