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Mühlwald (; ) is a ''
comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) and a village 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 ...
, a province 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 ...
, on the border with
Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
.


Geography

As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 1,442 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality contains the ''
frazioni A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') 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 consolidat ...
'' of (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Außermühlwald and Lappach (Lappago). Mühlwald borders the following municipalities: Sand in Taufers,
Kiens Kiens (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,726 and an area of .Overall demographics and other statisti ...
,
Pfalzen Pfalzen (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano. Geography As of July 2023, it had a population of 3,106 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Itali ...
, Finkenberg (Austria), Gais, Terenten, Pfitsch, Ahrntal, and Vintl.


History


Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents four fir-trees, touching the edge at the top and 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 ...
on the bottom, all on a silver background. The trees symbolize the forest and the wheel the mill depicting the name of the place. The emblem was adopted in 1967.Heraldry of the World: Mühlwald
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Society


Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 99.10% of the population speak German, 0.75% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language.


Demographic evolution

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References


External links


Homepage of the municipality
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muhlwald Municipalities of South Tyrol