Ulten

Ulten
Comune
Gemeinde Ulten
Comune di Ultimo

Church of St. Gertrud in Ulten
Ulten

Location of Ulten in Italy

Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°52′E / 46.550°N 10.867°E / 46.550; 10.867Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°52′E / 46.550°N 10.867°E / 46.550; 10.867
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni St. Gertraud (San Gertrude), St. Nikolaus (San Nicolò), St. Walburg (Santa Valburga)
Government
  Mayor Beatrix Mairhofer
Area
  Total 208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi)
Elevation 1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)[1]
  Total 2,934
  Density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Ultner
Italian: della val d'Ultimo
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39016
Dialing code 0473
Website Official website

Ulten (German pronunciation: [ˈʊltn̩]; Italian: Ultimo [ˈultimo]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Bolzano.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per pale of argent; the first part shows half Tyrolean eagle; the second part is tierced per fess of sable and argent. It is the arms of the Counts of Eschenlch and the Tyrolean eagle represents the membership to the Tirol. The emblem was granted in 1967.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 99.40% of the population speak German, 0.53% Italian and 0.07% Ladin as first language.[3]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Heraldry of the World: Ulten
  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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