Glurns
Glurns (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlʊrns]; Italian: Glorenza [ɡloˈrɛntsa]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Bolzano.
Glurns | |
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| Stadtgemeinde Glurns Comune di Glorenza | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Glurns 
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  Glurns Location of Glurns in Italy  Glurns Glurns (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°40′N 10°33′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alois Frank |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 907 m (2,976 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 876 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German:Glurnser Italian: glorenzini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39020 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 876 and an area of 13.0 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi).[3]
Glurns borders the following municipalities: Mals, Prad am Stilfser Joch, Schluderns and Taufers im Münstertal.
History
Coat-of-arms
The shield is party per pale: the first part represents half Tyrolean Eagle on argent; the second is tierced per fess of sable, argent and gules. The eagle represents the membership of the village to the Tyrol, while the colors sable, argent and gules are those of the city. The emblem was granted in 1528 by Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.[4]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 96.13% of the population speak German and 3.87% Italian as first language.[5]
| Language | 2001[6] | 2011[5] |
|---|---|---|
| German | 96.51% | 96.13% |
| Italian | 3.37% | 3.87% |
| Ladin | 0.12% | 0.00% |
Demographic evolution
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- Heraldry of the World: Glurns
- "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.
- Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
External links
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
