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Partschins

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Country
  
Italy

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Postal code
  
39020

Province / Metropolitan city
  
South Tyrol (BZ)

Local time
  
Thursday 11:46 PM

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Region
  
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Frazioni
  
Sonnenberg (Montesole), Quadrathöfe (Quadrato), Rabland (Rablà), Tabland (Tablà), Töll (Tel), Vertigen (Vallettina)

Demonym(s)
  
German: Partschinser Italian: parcinesi

Weather
  
11°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 73% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Partschinser Wasserfall, Eisenbahnwelt ‑ Mondo Treno, Schlossweingut Stachlburg, Museo delle Macchine, Hohe Weisse

Partschins ( [parˈtʃɪns]; Italian: Parcines [parˈtʃiːnes]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.

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Map of 39020 Partschins, Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy

Felststurz longahr partschins 2011


Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,523 and an area of 55.4 square kilometres (21.4 sq mi).

Partschins borders the following municipalities: Algund, Lana, Marling, Moos in Passeier, Naturns, Plaus, Schnals, and Tirol.

Frazioni

The municipality of Partschins contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Sonnenberg (Montesole), Quadrathöfe (Quadrato), Rabland (Rablà), Tabland (Tablà), Töll (Tel) and Vertigen (Vallettina).

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a plow, placed diagonally on argent. The emblem is similar to that of the Knight Randolf von Partschins, a descendant of the noble family Götsch, who founded the village in about 1200, under the name Castle Stachlburg. The emblem was adopted July 25, 1967.

Linguistic distripution

According to the 2011 census, 95.94% of the population speak German, 3.79% Italian and 0.27% Ladin as first language.

References

Partschins Wikipedia