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Country
  
Elevation
  
1,127 m (3,698 ft)

Area
  
76.5 km²

Postal code
  
39030

Dialling code
  
0474

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:32 AM

Province
  
San Martin de Tor wwwhotelroomsearchnetimcitysanmartinoinbad

Frazioni
  
Antermëia (Untermoi/Antermoia), Lungiarü (Campill/Longiarù), Picolin (Pikolein/Piccolino)

Demonym(s)
  
German:Italian: badiotti

Weather
  
6°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 82% Humidity

Region
  
Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol

San Martin de Tor (German: St. Martin in Thurn [saŋkt ˈmartɪn ɪn tʊrn]; Italian: San Martino in Badia [sam marˈtiːno im baˈdiːa]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.

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Map of 39030 San Martino In Badia Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,726 and an area of 76.5 square kilometres (29.5 sq mi).

San Martin is home the Istitut Ladin Micurà de Rü, which is tasked to preserve and promote the Ladin culture and language.

San Martin borders the following municipalities: Badia, Brixen, Corvara, La Val, Lüsen, Mareo, Santa Cristina Gherdëina, Sëlva and Villnöß.

Frazioni

The municipality of San Martin contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Antermëia (Untermoi/Antermoia), Lungiarü (Campill/Longiarù), and Picolin (Pikolein/Piccolino).

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per cross: the first quarter represents an argent tower with azure roof on sable; the second one is an argent cross pattée on gules, above three vert mountains. The third part of vert and the fourth of sable. The tower is a reference to Tor Castle and resumes the insignia of a noble family; the cross over the mountains recalls that the town was once the Courts.

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.71% of the population speak Ladin, 1.82% German and 1.47% Italian as first language.

References

San Martin de Tor Wikipedia


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