Ulten

Ulten
Comune
Gemeinde Ulten Comune di Ultimo
Church of St. Gertrud in Ulten
Ulten Location of Ulten in Italy
Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°52′E / 46.550°N 10.867°ECoordinates: 46°33′N 10°52′E / 46.550°N 10.867°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	St. Gertraud (San Gertrude), St. Nikolaus (San Nicolò), St. Walburg (Santa Valburga)
Government
• Mayor	Beatrix Mairhofer
Area
• Total	208.8 km^2 (80.6 sq mi)
Elevation	1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)[1]
• Total	2,934
• Density	14/km^2 (36/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Ultner Italian: della val d'Ultimo
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39016
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Ulten (German pronunciation: [ˈʊltn̩]; Italian: Ultimo [ˈultimo]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Bolzano.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per pale of argent; the first part shows half Tyrolean eagle; the second part is tierced per fess of sable and argent. It is the arms of the Counts of Eschenlch and the Tyrolean eagle represents the membership to the Tirol. The emblem was granted in 1967.^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 99.40% of the population speak German, 0.53% Italian and 0.07% Ladin as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

• note: in 1897 the largest village of Ulten St. Pankraz became a Gemeinde on its own.

References

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

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality

Media related to Ulten at Wikimedia Commons