Country Italy Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 84.1 km² Local time Thursday 6:59 PM Dialling code 0472 | Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ) Dialing code 0472 Province South Tyrol Postal code 39037 | |
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Frazioni Maranzen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles) Demonym(s) German: Mühlbacher
Italian: di Rio Pusteria Weather 11°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 68% Humidity Region Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol | ||
Mühlbach ( [ˈmyˑlbax]; Italian: Rio di Pusteria [ˈriːo di pusteˈriːa]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Contents
- Map of 39037 Rio di Pusteria Province of Bolzano South Tyrol Italy
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Linguistic distribution
- References
Map of 39037 Rio di Pusteria Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy
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).
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.
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.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 95.34% of the population speak German, 3.93% Italian and 0.73% Ladin as first language.