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Taufers im Münstertal (; ; ) 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) 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 west of the city 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
Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.


Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 964 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 ...
.
Taufers borders the following municipalities:
Glurns Glurns (; ; ) is an urban ''comune'' (''Stadt'') in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Geography As of 30 November 2010, it ha ...
,
Mals Mals (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria. History Coat-of-arms The emblem is party per fess: the upper of gules a ...
, Prad am Stilfser Joch, Stilfs, (Switzerland),
Müstair Müstair Help:IPA/Romansh, yʃtɐiris a village in the Val Müstair municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Inn District, Switzerland, Inn in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. In 2009 ...
(Switzerland), Santa Maria Val Müstair (Switzerland),
Scuol Scuol () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Grisons. The official language in Scuol is Romansh language, Romansh. On 1 January 2 ...
(Switzerland), and Valchava (Switzerland).


Frazioni

The municipality of Taufers 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 ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pundweil (Pontevilla) and Rifair (Rivaira).


History


Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per bend, the first part of
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 ...
and the second fusilly of
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 ...
and azure. It is the insignia of Lords of ''Reichenberg'' who lived in the local castle since 1373. The emblem was granted in 1967.Heraldry of the World: Taufers im Münstertal
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Society


Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 97.68% of the population speak
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
and 2.32% Italian as first language.


Demographic evolution

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References


External links


Homepage of the municipality
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