Kaltern an der Weinstraße (; ), often abbreviated to Kaltern or Caldaro, is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
and a village in
South Tyrol
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in northern
Italy
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. It is about southwest of the city of
Bolzano
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.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 7,592 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
It is famous for its lake, the
Kalterer See, and wine (''Kalterersee Auslese'' or ''Lago di Caldaro scelto''). The cuisine combines Italian and Tyrolean styles. The nearby
Dolomites
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area is known for its hiking and climbing routes.
Kaltern borders the following municipalities:
Eppan,
Neumarkt,
Tramin,
Vadena,
Amblar
Amblar () is a former ''comune'' in Trentino in north Italy. On 1 January 2016 it was merged with the neighboring ''comune'' of Don to form the new ''comune'' of Amblar-Don, of which it is now a ''frazione
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is ...
,
Cavareno,
Ruffrè-Mendola, and
Sarnonico (the last four municipalities belong to the
Trentino
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).
Frazioni
The municipality of Kaltern contains the ''
frazioni
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'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Altenburg (Castelvecchio), Oberplanitzing (Pianizza di Sopra), Unterplanitzing (Pianizza di Sotto), St. Josef am See (San Giuseppe al Lago), St. Anton/Pfuss (San Antonio/Pozzo), St. Nikolaus (San Nicoló) and Mitterdorf (Villa di Mezzo).
History
Coat-of-arms
The coat of arms, used by the end of the 16th century, is a copper kettle with a handle on
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 b ...
background.
Heraldry of the World: Kaltern
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Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 91.55% of the population speak German, 7.93% Italian and 0.51% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns — sister cities
Kaltern an der Weinstraße is twinned with:
* Heppenheim, Germany (1971)
Notable residents
* Manfred Fuchs (1938 in Latsch – 2014 in Kaltern) a German entrepreneur and space pioneer
* Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi (born 21 February 1984) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 on 28 January 2013. He became the first Italian to win a title on all three surfaces.
Personal lif ...
(born 1984) an Italian professional tennis player
Picture gallery
File:KalternUndSeeVonPenegal.jpg, Panorama of Kaltern from the Penegal
Image:Kaltern0808.jpg, Kaltern, town center
Image:Kaltern0804.jpg, Kaltern, town center
Image:KaltererSeePanoVonAltenburg.jpg, The '' Kalterer See'' (lake of Kaltern)
References
External links
*
Homepage of the municipality
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Municipalities of South Tyrol
Nonsberg Group