Mals

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.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,092 and an area of 246.7 km2. The Zerzer Tal, a side valley of the Vinschgau, is in Mals.

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

Frazioni

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).

Climate and Temperature

| Jan record high C = 3 | Feb record high C = 3 | Mar record high C = 7 | Apr record high C = 13 | May record high C = 19 | Jun record high C = 22 | Jul record high C = 24 | Aug record high C = 24 | Sep record high C = 20 | Oct record high C = 17 | Nov record high C = 12 | Dec record high C = 4 | year record high C = 24 |Jan avg record high C = 0.8 |Feb avg record high C = 1.2 |Mar avg record high C = 3.0 |Apr avg record high C = 7.6 |May avg record high C = 14.6 |Jun avg record high C = 20.4 |Jul avg record high C = 21.2 |Aug avg record high C = 21.8 |Sep avg record high C = 16.9 |Oct avg record high C = 12.6 |Nov avg record high C = 5.9 |Dec avg record high C = 1.9 |year avg record high C= 22.6 |Jan avg record low C = -24.4 |Feb avg record low C = -25.3 |Mar avg record low C = -20.6 |Apr avg record low C = -15.8 |May avg record low C = -10.1 |Jun avg record low C = -4.1 |Jul avg record low C = 0.0 |Aug avg record low C = 0.0 |Sep avg record low C = -2.8 |Oct avg record low C = -12.0 |Nov avg record low C = -17.1 |Dec avg record low C = -20.9 |year avg record low C= -27.5 | Jan record low C = -32.0 | Feb record low C = -29.0 | Mar record low C = -27.0 | Apr record low C = -22.0 | May record low C = -18.0 | Jun record low C = -11.0 | Jul record low C = -1.0 | Aug record low C = -2.0 | Sep record low C = -6.0 | Oct record low C = -18.0 | Nov record low C = -34 | Dec record low C = -26 | year record low C = -34

Mals has a cool, wet climate. Frost is common from October to May and is even recorded in the summer, although temperatures below −1C are rare from June to September. Most winter days fail to rise above freezing. Summer is generally mild, but most summers see temperatures rise above 20C on several days.

Transportation

The commune is the northern terminus of the train from Meran. The trip from Merano takes approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. Trains depart hourly. There is also local bus service between Mals and Schlanders.

Notable people

• Johann Rufinatscha (1812–1893), an Austrian composer, theorist and music teacher
• Walter Caldonazzi (1916–1945), an important resistance fighter against Nazi Germany
• Karl Plattner (1919–1986), painter.
• Gabriel Grüner (1963–1999), journalist for Stern magazine, shot by Yugoslav soldiers

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 97.23% of the population speak German, 2.70% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

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Gallery

File:Mals, die Sankt Benedikt Kirche Dm15779 foto1 2012-08-13 10.44.jpg|St. Benedict's Church in Mals File:ChiesaTarces2.JPG|St. Veit am Bichl in Tartsch File:Mals, toren foto8 2012-08-13 10.26.jpg|Tower of the old St. John's Church File:Mals, der Fröhlichsturm Dm15773 foto5 2012-08-13 10.32.jpg|The tower Fröhlichsturm in Mals

References

References

1. [http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/m/mals.htm Heraldry of the World: Mals]
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy). Istat]].
3. "Mals, Italy Weather Averages". World Weather Online.
4. "SII Timetables". SAD Trasporto Locale S.p.A..
5. [https://austria-forum.org/af/Biographien/Caldonazzi,_Walter Caldonazzi, Walter]
6. (December 2024). "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.