Welsberg-Taisten

Welsberg-Taisten
Welsberg-Taisten
—  Comune  —
Marktgemeinde Welsberg-Taisten
Comune di Monguelfo-Tesido
Welsberg-Taisten

Coat of arms
Welsberg-Taisten is located in Italy
Welsberg-Taisten
Location of Welsberg-Taisten in Italy
Coordinates: 46°45′N 12°7′E / 46.75°N 12.117°E / 46.75; 12.117Coordinates: 46°45′N 12°7′E / 46.75°N 12.117°E / 46.75; 12.117
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni Ried (Novale), Wiesen (Prati), Unterrain (Riva di Sotto), Taisten (Tesido)
Government
 – Mayor Albin Schwingshackl (SVP)
Area
 – Total 46 km2 (17.8 sq mi)
Elevation 1,087 m (3,566 ft)
Highest elevation 2,687 m (8,816 ft)
Lowest elevation 1,042 m (3,419 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)[1]
 – Total 2,809
 – Density 61.1/km2 (158.2/sq mi)
Demonym German: Welsberger
Italian: di Monguelfo
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39035
Dialing code 0474
Website Official website

Welsberg-Taisten (Italian: Monguelfo-Tesido) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

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Geography

The comune lies about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 2,809 and an area of 46.6 km².[1] Welsberg-Taisten borders the following municipalities: Prags, Rasen-Antholz, Olang, Gsies, and Niederdorf.

Frazioni

The municipality of Welsberg-Taisten contains the frazioni (parishes) Ried (Novale), Wiesen (Prati), Unterrain (Riva di Sotto) and Taisten (Tesido). Taisten lies 1212 m above sea level a d is located in the Puster Valley, east of Bruneck.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is quarterly argent and sable. It’s the arms of the Earls of Welsberg, whose castle was in the municipality, which gave to the village its name. The emblem was adopted in 1932. [2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 95.94% of the population speak German, 3.81% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language.[3]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ^ a b All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Welsberg
  3. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 18, table 10

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