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(Redirected from Muehlwald) Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Mühlwald
Comune
Gemeinde Mühlwald
Comune di Selva dei Molini
Location of Mühlwald
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Coordinates: 46°53′N 11°52′E / 46.883°N 11.867°E / 46.883; 11.867
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniAußermühlwald, Lappach (Lappago)
Government
 • MayorPaul Niederbrunner
Area
 • Total104.7 km (40.4 sq mi)
Elevation1,229 m (4,032 ft)
Population
 • Total1,447
 • Density14/km (36/sq mi)
DemonymGerman: Mühlwaldner
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code39030
Dialing code0474
WebsiteOfficial 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).

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.

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.

Demographic evolution

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. Heraldry of the World: Mühlwald
  5. "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

Media related to Mühlwald at Wikimedia Commons

Municipalities of South Tyrol
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