Gargazon

Gargazon
Gemeinde Gargazon
Comune di Gargazzone
Saint John the Baptist Church
Location of Gargazon
Gargazon
Location of Gargazon in Italy
Gargazon
Gargazon (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°35′N 11°12′E / 46.583°N 11.200°E / 46.583; 11.200
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorBernhard Paris
Area
 • Total
4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total
1,639
 • Density330/km2 (870/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German:Gargazoner
Italian: gargazzonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39010
Dialing code0473
WebsiteOfficial website

Gargazon (German: [ˈɡarɡatsoːn]; Italian: Gargazzone [ɡarɡatˈtsoːne]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,639 and an area of 4.9 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi).[3]

Gargazon borders the following municipalities: Lana, Mölten, Nals, Burgstall, Terlan and Tisens.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents an argent tower on a gules hill with three fruit trees. The tower is the Kröllturm built in 1240 by Bartold von Trauston. The emblem was adopted in 1968.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 80.51% of the population speak German, 18.41% Italian and 1.08% Ladin as first language.[5]

Language 2001[6] 2011[7] 2024[5]
German 78.22% 78.68% 80.51%
Italian 21.32% 20.33% 18.41%
Ladin 0.46% 0.99% 1.08%

Demographic evolution

Panorama

360° panorama of the center of Gargazon

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: Gargazon
  5. ^ a b "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  6. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10
  7. ^ "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.

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