Klausen, South Tyrol

For Klausen in Rhineland- Palatinate, see Klausen, Germany.

Klausen
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Klausen Comune di Chiusa
Coat of arms
Klausen Location of Klausen in Italy
Coordinates: 46°38′N 11°34′E / 46.633°N 11.567°E / 46.633; 11.567Coordinates: 46°38′N 11°34′E / 46.633°N 11.567°E / 46.633; 11.567
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Gufidaun (Gudon), Latzfons (Lazfons), Verdings (Verdignes)
Government
- Mayor	Maria-Anna Gasser Fink
Area
- Total	51.4 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation	523 m (1,716 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
- Total	5,144
- Density	100.1/km2 (259.2/sq mi)
Demonym	German:Klausner Italian: chiusani
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39043
Dialing code	0472
Website	Official website

Klausen (Italian: Chiusa; Ladin: Tluses or Tlüses) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 20 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,144 and an area of 51.4 km².^[1]

The municipality of Klausen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Gufidaun (Gudon), Latzfons (Lazfons), and Verdings (Verdignes).

Klausen borders the following municipalities: Feldthurns, Lajen, Sarntal, Vahrn, Villanders and Villnöß.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents an argent dexter key on gules. The emblem was used as a seal from 1448, known from 1397 and granted in 1540 by Cardinal Bernhard von Cles Bishop of Brixen.^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 91.11% of the population speak German, 8.29% Italian and 0.60% Ladin as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Klausen
3. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10

External links

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality