Ulten | |
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| Comune di Ulten | |
 Church of St. Gertrud in Ulten | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°52′E / 46.550°N 10.867°E / 46.550; 10.867 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | St. Gertraud (San Gertrude), St. Nikolaus (San Nicolò), St. Walburg (Santa Valburga) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefan Schwarz (SVP) |
| Area [1] | |
• Total | 208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,190 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 2,934 |
| • Density | 14.05/km2 (36.39/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Ultner Italian: della val d'Ultimo |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| 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.[3]
Demographics
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 99.09% of the population speak German, 0.84% Italian and 0.07% Ladin as first language.[4]
Demographic evolution
- note: in 1897 the largest village of Ulten St. Pankraz became a Gemeinde on its own.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Ulten
- ^ "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.
External links
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
