Mühlbach, South Tyrol
Italian: di Rio Pusteria
Mühlbach (German: [ˈmyːlbax]; Italian: Rio di Pusteria [ˈriːo di pusteˈriːa]) is a comune (municipality) and a village on the Rienz in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,955 and an area of 84.1 square kilometres (32.5 sq mi).[3]
The municipality of Mühlbach contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets): Meransen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles).
Mühlbach borders the following municipalities: Freienfeld, Franzensfeste, Natz-Schabs, Rodeneck, Pfitsch, and Vintl.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is crossed diagonally by an argent wavy stream on vert; at the top a water wheel and an argent donkey at bottom. The water wheel symbolizes the water mill once numerous in the area for the grinding; the donkey represents the pack animals used for the transport. The emblem was adopted in 1971.[4]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 95.34% of the population speak German, 3.93% Italian and 0.73% 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: Mühlbach
- ^ "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.
External links
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
- Homepage of the Mühlbacher Close (Rio Pusteria Close)
Media related to Mühlbach, South Tyrol at Wikimedia Commons
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