Gargazon

Gargazon
Comune
Gemeinde Gargazon
Comune di Gargazzone
Saint John the Baptist Church
Saint John the Baptist Church
Gargazon is located in Italy
Gargazon
Gargazon
Location within Italy
Gargazon is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Gargazon
Gargazon
Location within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Coordinates: 46°35′N 11°12′E / 46.583°N 11.200°E / 46.583; 11.200
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorBernhard Paris
Area
 • Total
4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)
 • Total
1,639
 • Density330/km2 (870/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German:Gargazoner
Italian: gargazzonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39010
Dialing code0473
WebsiteOfficial website

Gargazon (German: [ˈɡarɡatsoːn]; Italian: Gargazzone [ɡarɡatˈtsoːne]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,639 and an area of 4.9 square kilometres (1.9 mi2).

Gargazon borders the following municipalities: Lana, Mölten, Nals, Burgstall, Terlan and Tisens.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents an argent tower on a gules hill with three fruit trees. The tower is the Kröllturm built in 1240 by Bartold von Trauston. The emblem was adopted in 1968.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 80.51% of the population speak German, 18.41% Italian and 1.08% Ladin as first language.

Language 2001 2011 2024
German 78.22% 78.68% 80.51%
Italian 21.32% 20.33% 18.41%
Ladin 0.46% 0.99% 1.08%

Demographic evolution

Panorama

360° panorama of the center of Gargazon

References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. ↑ Heraldry of the World: Gargazon
  5. 1 2 "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  6. ↑ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol Archived 2016-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10
  7. ↑ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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