Mals

This article is about the Italian commune. For the village in Liechtenstein, see Mäls. For other uses, see MALS (disambiguation).

Mals
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Mals Comune di Malles Venosta
Mals Location of Mals in Italy
Coordinates: 46°42′N 10°33′E / 46.7°N 10.55°E / 46.7; 10.55Coordinates: 46°42′N 10°33′E / 46.7°N 10.55°E / 46.7; 10.55
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), Schlinig (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo)
Government
- Mayor	Ulrich Veith
Area
- Total	246.7 km2 (95.3 sq mi)
Elevation	1,051 m (3,448 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
- Total	5,092
- Density	20.6/km2 (53.5/sq mi)
Demonym	German:Malser Italian: mallesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39024
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Church of Tartsch, in Mals

Mals (Italian: Malles Venosta) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 80 km northwest of Trento and about 70 km northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,092 and an area of 246.7 km².^[1]

The municipality of Mals contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), Schlinig (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), and Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo).

Mals borders the following municipalities: Graun im Vinschgau, Glurns, Laas, Scuol (Switzerland), Schnals, Sent (Switzerland), Schlanders, Schluderns, Sölden (Austria), and Taufers im Münstertal.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is party per fess: the upper of gules a fess argent, at the bottom or three gules circles arranged in a triangle upside-down. It is the combination of coats of arms of the House of Austria and Medici. The emblem was adopted in 1928.^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 96.83% of the population speak German, 3.08% Italian and 0.09% Ladin as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Mals
3. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10

External links

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality