Country Italy Elevation 1,022 m (3,353 ft) Area 33.3 km² Local time Wednesday 8:03 PM Dialling code 0474 | Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Province South Tyrol Postal code 39030 | |
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Frazioni Greinwalden (Grimaldo), Issing (Issengo) Demonym(s) German: Pfalzner
Italian: di Falzes Weather 11°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 53% Humidity Region Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol | ||
Pfalzen ( [ˈpfaltsn̩]; Italian: Falzes [ˈfaltses]; Ladin: Falzes) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Contents
- Map of 39030 Pfalzen Province of Bolzano South Tyrol Italy
- Hydro t rggelen 2015 kofler am kofl pfalzen
- Geography
- Frazioni
- Coat of arms
- Linguistic distribution
- References
Map of 39030 Pfalzen, Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy
Hydro t rggelen 2015 kofler am kofl pfalzen
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,612 and an area of 33.3 square kilometres (12.9 sq mi).
Pfalzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Gais, St. Lorenzen and Mühlwald.
Frazioni
The municipality of Pfalzen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Greinwalden (Grimaldo) and Issing (Issengo).
Coat-of-arms
The escutcheon is party per pale of gules and argent; with a sickle in each side of opposite color. It is the coat of arms of the Plazoll zu Assling, Lords of Pfalzen in the Middle Ages, who built the castle of Sichelburg (sichel in German means sickle). The emblem was adopted in 1967.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 96.25% of the population speak German, 2.36% Italian and 1.39% Ladin as first language.