Country Italy Frazioni Sirmian (Sirmiano) | Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ) Elevation 321 m (1,053 ft) | |
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Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Demonym(s) German: Nalser
Italian: nalesini | ||
Nals ( [nals]; Italian: Nalles [ˈnalles]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.
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Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,815 and an area of 12.3 square kilometres (4.7 sq mi).
Nals borders the following municipalities: Andrian, Eppan, Gargazon, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix, Terlan, and Tisens.
Frazioni
The municipality of Nals contains the frazione (subdivision) Sirmian (Sirmiano).
Coat-of-arms
The shield is parted quarterly: the first and fourth quarter represent, in a mirror-like manner, a sable ox on argent; the second and third, always as a mirror-like image, represents an argent swan on azure. These are the arms of the Lords of Boymont-Payrsberg who owned the Schwanburg and Payrsberg Castles. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 90.58% of the population speak German, 8.78% Italian and 0.64% Ladin as first language.