Mölten (; ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) and a village in
South Tyrol
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in northern
Italy
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, located about northwest of
Bolzano
Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...
.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,622 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
The municipality of Mölten contains the ''
frazioni
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'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Schlaneid (Salonetto), Verschneid (Frassineto), and Versein (Vallesina).
Mölten borders the following municipalities:
Gargazon,
Burgstall,
Jenesien,
Sarntal,
Terlan and
Vöran.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is a pot with three feet and an
or handle, from which emerge three lilies with
vert
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* Vert (heraldry), the colour green in heraldry
* Vert (music producer) (born 1972), pseudonym of Adam Butler, an English music producer
* Vert (river), in southern France
* Vert (sport), a competition in extreme versio ...
stems on
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).
Gules is portrayed in heraldic hatch ...
. The sign is based on that of the ''Hafner'' family, who lived in the village, which was granted by
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in 1523. The emblem was adopted in 1969.
Heraldry of the World: Mölten
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Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 96.60% of the population speak German, 3.34% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
Homepage of the municipality
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Municipalities of South Tyrol