Latsch

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,156 and an area of 78.8 km2.

Latsch (Laces) borders the following municipalities: Kastelbell-Tschars, Martell, Schnals, Schlanders, and Ulten.

Frazioni

The municipality of Latsch contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Goldrain (Coldrano), Morter, St. Martin am Kofel (San Martino al Monte) and Tarsch (Tarres)

Gallery

File:Tussen Latsch en Kastelbell, wegpanorama 2012-08-12 14.07.jpg|road panorama between Latsch and Kastelbell File:Latsch, monumenale kerk (Dm15656) in straatzicht foto1 2012-08-12 14.16.jpg|The church Unsere Liebe Frau auf dem Bichl (Our Lady on the Hill) File:Latsch, Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul Dm15654 foto2 2012-08-12 14.24.jpg|Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church File:Latsch, Sankt Nikolaus Kirche Dm15663 in straatzicht foto7 2012-08-12 14.30.jpg|Saint Nicholas

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a vert centered branch, with three roses of gules and or petal in the center. It is the sign of the Lords of Annenberg owners, from 1312 to 1695, of the castle. The coat of arms was granted in 1930.

Notable people

• Manfred Fuchs (1938 in Latsch – 2014) entrepreneur and space pioneer

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 96.55% of the population speak German, 3.38% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

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References

References

1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy). Istat]].
2. [http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/l/latsch.htm Heraldry of the World: Latsch]
3. (December 2024). "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.