Naturns is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the province of South Tyrol

South Tyrol

South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento

Trento

Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...

 and about 40 km northwest of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,553 and an area of 67.0 km².

The municipality of Naturns contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Staben (Stava) and Tabland (Tablà).

Naturns borders the following municipalities: Kastelbell-Tschars

Kastelbell-Tschars

Kastelbell-Tschars is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of Trento and about 40 km northwest of Bolzano ....

, Algund

Algund

Algund is a Gemeinde in South Tyrol in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of Trento and about 25 km northwest of Bolzano.-Geography:...

, Lana, Partschins

Partschins

Partschins is a comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 30 km northwest of the city of Bolzano .-Geography:...

, Plaus

Plaus

Plaus is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 30 km northwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...

, St. Pankraz

St. Pankraz

Sankt Pankraz is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about north of the city of Trento and about northwest of the city of Bolzano/Bozen.-Geography:...

, Schnals

Schnals

Schnals is a valley and comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 40 km northwest of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:As of 30 November 2010, it had a...

, and Ulten

Ulten

Ulten is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km northwest of Trento and about 35 km west of Bolzano .-Coat-of-arms:...

.

Coat-of-arms

The shield azure

Azure

In heraldry, azure is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else marked with either az. or b. as an abbreviation....

 and an equilateral triangle of or

Or (heraldry)

In heraldry, Or is the tincture of gold and, together with argent , belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a field of evenly spaced dots...

. It is taken from that of the old dynasty of the Lords of Nals who lived in the village until 1380. The coat of arms was granted in 1966.

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 97.07% of the population speak German, 2.89% Italian and 0.04% Ladin

Ladin

Ladin is a language consisting of a group of dialects spoken in the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy in the border regions of the provinces Trentino, South Tyrol and Belluno...

 as first language.

Attractions and Places of Interest

• St.Procolo Church: built in the seventh century, conserves pre-Carolingian frescos
• Juval Castle
  Messner Mountain Museum
  The Messner Mountain Museum or MMM is a museum project by Italian mountaineer and extreme climber, Reinhold Messner, in South Tyrol in northern Italy. The mountain museum is based at five different locations....
  
  : residence of Reinhold Messner
  Reinhold Messner
  Reinhold Messner is an Italian mountaineer and explorer from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol "whose astonishing feats on Everest and on peaks throughout the world have earned him the status of the greatest climber in history." He is renowned for making the first solo ascent of Mount Everest without...
  
  , diplays different art exhibitions
• Texel Group Nature Park
• Train World
• Erlebnisbad/ Acquavventura Naturno

Events

• Schwalbe-TOUR-Transalp (MTB race in seven stages across the Austrian and Italian Alps)
• Ötzi Alpine Marathon (extreme triathlon
  Triathlon
  A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
  
  /mountain biking, running, ski mountaineering)
• Naturno Pottery Market (international participation, every two years)
• The Night of Lights (dine under the stars, in July)
• Naturno laughs! (International Summer Comedy Festival)
• Riesling
  Riesling
  Riesling is a white grape variety which originated in the Rhine region of Germany. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery, almost perfumed, aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling white wines. Riesling wines are usually varietally...
  
  Wine Festival (Naturno Gourmet Autumn)
• Farmer's Cooking from the Monte Sole (Naturno Gourmet Autumn)
• Chestnut Festival in Naturno (traditional culinary experience, on Wednesdays in October)

External links

Homepage of the municipality

• Tourist Office Naturno St. Procolo Museum and Church Train World Erlebnisbad/Acquavventura Naturno