Mühlwald

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Location of Mühlwald

46°53′N 11°52′E / 46.883°N 11.867°E / 46.883; 11.867CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)FrazioniAußermühlwald, Lappach (Lappago)Government

• MayorPaul NiederbrunnerArea

^[1]

• Total104.7 km² (40.4 sq mi)Elevation

1,229 m (4,032 ft)Population

(Dec. 2015)^[2]

• Total1,447 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)DemonymGerman: MühlwaldnerTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

39030

Dialing code0474WebsiteOfficial website

Mühlwald (German: [ˈmyːlvalt]; Italian: Selva dei Molini [ˈselva dei moˈliːni]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol, a province in northern Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.

Geography

As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 1,442 and an area of 104.7 square kilometres (40.4 sq mi).^[3]

The municipality contains the frazioni of (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Außermühlwald and Lappach (Lappago).

Mühlwald borders the following municipalities: Sand in Taufers, Kiens, Pfalzen, Finkenberg (Austria), Gais, Terenten, Pfitsch, Ahrntal, and Vintl.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents four fir-trees, touching the edge at the top and a water wheel on the bottom, all on a silver background. The trees symbolize the forest and the wheel the mill depicting the name of the place. The emblem was adopted in 1967.^[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 98.90% of the population speak German, 0.90% Italian and 0.21% Ladin as first language.^[5]

Demographic evolution

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Heraldry of the World: Mühlwald
^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.