Kastelbell-Tschars (; it, Castelbello-Ciardes ) 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
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
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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 re ...
, located about northwest 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 la ...
.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,387 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
Kastelbell-Tschars borders the following municipalities:
Latsch
Latsch (; it, Laces ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,156 and an area of .All demographi ...
,
Naturns
Naturns (; it, Naturno ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 5,739 and an area of .All demogra ...
,
Schnals
Schnals (; it, Senales ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the autonomous province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. The municipality includes large parts of the Schnalst ...
and
Ulten
Ulten (; it, Ultimo ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 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 tie ...
.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is a
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 ...
mill wheel, with eight paddles, 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. It retakes the insignia of Counts'' Hendl'' owners of the castle from 1531 to 1949.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 98.72% of the population speak German and 1.28% Italian as first language.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol