St. Pankraz

Sankt Pankraz
Comune
Gemeinde Sankt Pankraz
Comune di San Pancrazio
Sankt Pankraz
Sankt Pankraz
Location of Sankt Pankraz in Italy
Coordinates: 46°35′N 11°5′E / 46.583°N 11.083°E / 46.583; 11.083Coordinates: 46°35′N 11°5′E / 46.583°N 11.083°E / 46.583; 11.083
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • Mayor Thomas Holzner
Area
 • Total 63.1 km2 (24.4 sq mi)
Elevation 735 m (2,411 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
 • Total 1,589
 • Density 25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Pankrazer
Italian: di San Pancrazio
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 39010
Dialing code 0473
Patron saint Saint Pancras
Website Official website
Eschenlohe castle

Sankt Pankraz (German pronunciation: [saŋkt ˈpaŋkrats]; Italian: San Pancrazio [sam paŋˈkrattsjo]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,589 and an area of 63.1 square kilometres (24.4 sq mi).[1]

Sankt Pankraz borders the following municipalities: Lana, Laurein, Naturns, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix, Tisens, Ulten, and Castelfondo.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a tower with battlements, with a pavilion azure roof, surrounded by a wall above a vert hill with two fir-trees on each side on argent. The castle tower corresponds to the Eschenloch Castle built in the twelfth century by the Counts of Ulten. The emblem was adopted in 1968.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.84% of the population spoke German, 0.96% Italian and 0.19% Ladin as their first language.[3]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ↑ Heraldry of the World: St. Pankraz
  3. ↑ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info. Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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