Burgstall, South Tyrol

Geography

Burgstall is located in the Burggrafenamt. The municipality extends on the orographically left, eastern side of the valley and has a size of 6.7 km2, with about half of the land being agricultural green or forest. The village center is situated at about 270 m, slightly elevated above the valley floor. To the east, the municipal area rises up to 1000 m on the slopes of the Tschögglberg mountain; to the west, it ends at the Adige river.

Burgstall borders the following municipalities: Gargazon, Lana, Merano, Mölten, and Vöran.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows a eurasian sparrowhawk, which is to fly up, on argent. It is the arms of the Knights of Burgstall, the emblem was granted in 1966.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 76.84% of the population speak German, 22.71% Italian and 0.45% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

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References

References

1. [http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/b/burgstal.htm Heraldry of the World: Burgstall]
2. Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): [http://www.provinz.bz.it/Astat/downloads/Siz_2008-eng.pdf "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol], Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
3. (June 2012). "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.
4. (December 2024). "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.