Tirol (; it, Tirolo ) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the province of

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

in northern

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

, located about northwest of the city of

Bolzano Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third ...

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 2,469 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Tirol borders the following municipalities: Kuens,

Algund Algund (; it, Lagundo ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano. Geography As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 5,029 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: ...

Merano Merano (, , ) or Meran () is a city and '' comune'' in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeie ...

Moos in Passeier Moos in Passeier (; it, Moso in Passiria ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Passeier Valley. It is located in South Tyrol, northern Italy, about northwest of the province's capital Bolzano, on the border with Austria. Geography As of 30 ...

, Partschins, Riffian, and

Schenna Schenna (; it, Scena ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located in the Passeier Valley, about northwest of the city of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,841 and an area of .All d ...

. The name of the historical region of Tyrol stems from the Castle Tyrol, which is located in the village.

Frazioni

The municipality of Tirol contains the ''

frazione A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a '' comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate terri ...

'' (subdivision) St. Peter (San Pietro).

History

Coat-of-arms

The coat shows an

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gules In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple). In engraving, it is sometimes depict ...

argent In heraldry, argent () is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions to ...

background, surmounted by a

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lime branch. The insignia has medieval origins and was the coat of the Counts of Tirol who took their name from

Tirol Castle Tyrol Castle, less commonly Tirol Castle (german: Schloss Tirol, it, Castel Tirolo) is a castle in the ''comune'' (municipality) of Tirol near Merano, in the Burggrafenamt district of South Tyrol, Italy. It was the ancestral seat of the Coun ...

. The emblem was granted in 1970 when the branch was added.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.89% of the population speak German, 2.89% Italian and 0.22%

Ladin Ladin may refer to: *Ladin language, a language in northern Italy, often classified as a Rhaeto-Romance language *Ladin people, the inhabitants of the Dolomite Alps region of northern Italy See also *Laden (disambiguation) *Ladino (disambiguati ...

as first language.

Demographic evolution

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References

External links

Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control Municipalities of South Tyrol