Kastelbell-Tschars
Kastelbell-Tschars (German: [ˌkastl̩ˈbɛl ˈtʃaːɐ̯s]; Italian: Castelbello-Ciardes [kaˌstɛlˈbɛllo ˈtʃardes]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,387 and an area of 53.9 square kilometres (20.8 sq mi).
Kastelbell-Tschars borders the following municipalities: Latsch, Naturns, Schnals and Ulten.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is a gules mill wheel, with eight paddles, on argent background. It retakes the insignia of Counts Hendl owners of the castle from 1531 to 1949.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 98.18% of the population speak German, 1.77% Italian and 0.05% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Kastelbell-Tschars
- ^ "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.
External links
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to Kastelbell-Tschars at Wikimedia Commons
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