Mühlbach (; ) is a (municipality) and a village on the
Rienz
The Rienz (; ) is a river in South Tyrol, Italy. Its source is located at 2,180 m of altitude, in the Dolomites mountains, south of Toblach: near Toblach it enters in the Puster Valley, and, after , it meets the Eisack river in the city of Brixe ...
in
South Tyrol
South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...
in northern
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
, located about northeast 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 2,955 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (; Istat) is the primary source of official statistics in Italy. The institute conducts a variety of activities, including the census of population, economic censuses, and numerous social, economic, a ...
.
The municipality of Mühlbach contains the (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets):
Meransen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles).
Mühlbach borders the following municipalities:
Freienfeld
Freienfeld (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about north of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,668 and an area of .All demog ...
,
Franzensfeste,
Natz-Schabs,
Rodeneck
Rodeneck (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Geography
Rodeneck borders the following municipalities: Kiens, Lüsen, Mühlbach, Natz-Schabs, St. Lorenzen and Vintl. In Rodeneck there are 7 muni ...
,
Pfitsch
Pfitsch (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about north of the city of Bolzano at the border with Austria. It is named after the valley of Pfitschtal or Pfitscher Tal.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, i ...
, and
Vintl
Vintl (; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 3,264 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian sta ...
.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is crossed diagonally by an
argent
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wavy stream on
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 ...
; at the top a
water wheel
A water wheel is a machine for converting the kinetic energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill. A water wheel consists of a large wheel (usually constructed from wood or metal), with numerous b ...
and an argent
donkey
The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine. It derives from the African wild ass, ''Equus africanus'', and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, ''Equus africanus asinus'', or as a separate species, ''Equus asinus''. It was domes ...
at bottom. The water wheel symbolizes the
water mill
A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production ...
once numerous in the area for the
grinding; the donkey represents the pack animals used for the transport. The emblem was adopted in 1971.
Heraldry of the World: Mühlbach
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Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 93.54% of the population speak German, 5.81% Italian and 0.66% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
Homepage of the municipalityHomepage of the Mühlbacher Close (Rio Pusteria Close)
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Municipalities of South Tyrol