Marling (German pronunciation: [ˈmarlɪŋ]; Italian: Marlengo [marˈleŋɡo]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Bolzano.

Geography

As of the year 2017, it had a population of 2,710 and an area of 12.8 square kilometres (4.9 sq mi).

Marling borders the following municipalities: Tscherms, Algund, Lana, Merano and Partschins.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is argent a fess azure and a gules rampant lion. These are the arms of the Lords of Marling who lived in two castles in the village until 1426. The emblem was adopted in 1966.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 86.41% of the population speak German, 13.41% Italian and 0.17% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution