Taufers im Münstertal (German: [ˈtaʊfɐs ʔɪm ˈmʏnstɐtaːl]; Italian: Tubre [ˈtuːbre]; Romansh: Tuer) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 964 and an area of 45.8 square kilometres (17.7 sq mi).

Taufers borders the following municipalities: Glurns, Mals, Prad am Stilfser Joch, Stilfs, Lü (Switzerland), Müstair (Switzerland), Santa Maria Val Müstair (Switzerland), Scuol (Switzerland), and Valchava (Switzerland).

Frazioni

The municipality of Taufers contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pundweil (Pontevilla) and Rifair (Rivaira).

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per bend, the first part of gules and the second fusilly of argent and azure. It is the insignia of Lords of Reichenberg who lived in the local castle since 1373. The emblem was granted in 1967.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.85% of the population speak German and 2.15% Italian as first language.

Demographic evolution