Pfalzen
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pfalzen |
| official_name | Gemeinde Pfalzen |
| Comune di Falzes | |
| image_skyline | Pfalzen im Pustertal (Südtirol).JPG |
| image_caption | View of Pfalzen |
| image_shield | Pfalzen (Südtirol) COA.svg |
| coordinates | |
| region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| frazioni | Greinwalden (Grimaldo), Issing (Issengo) |
| mayor_party | SVP |
| mayor | Roland Tinkhauser |
| area_total_km2 | 33.3 |
| population_total | 2.753 |
| population_as_of | Dec. 2015 |
| population_demonym | German: Pfalzner |
| Italian: di Falzes | |
| elevation_m | 1022 |
| postal_code | 39030 |
| area_code | 0474 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Pfalzen (; ) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 km northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
As of July 2023, it had a population of 3,106 and an area of 33.3 km2.
Pfalzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Gais, St. Lorenzen and Mühlwald.
Frazioni
The municipality of Pfalzen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Greinwalden (Grimaldo) and Issing (Issengo).
History
Coat-of-arms
The escutcheon is party per pale of gules and argent; with a sickle in each side of opposite color. It is the coat of arms of the Plazoll zu Assling, Lords of Pfalzen in the Middle Ages, who built the castle of Sichelburg (sichel in German means sickle). The emblem was adopted in 1967.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 94.15% of the population speak German, 4.58% Italian and 1.26% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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Notable people
- Fabian Aichner - professional wrestler
- Luis Durnwalder - former Governor of South Tyrol (1989–2014)
References
References
- "Bilancio demografico mensile".
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy). Istat]].
- "Heraldry of the World: PFALZEN".
- (December 2024). "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.
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