Sand in Taufers
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Sand in Taufers is a comune
(municipality) in South Tyrol
in the Italian
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento
and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria
.
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,261 and an area of 164.3 km².
Sand in Taufers borders the following municipalities: Gais, Percha
, Prettau
, Rasen-Antholz
, Sankt Jakob in Defereggen
(Austria), Mühlwald
and Ahrntal
.
of six gules
and argent
. The first two of argent have three lozenge of azure
, the third has two. The emblem was of the Lords of Taufers that became extinct in 1300. The emblem was adopted in 1967.
as first language.
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 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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast 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 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,261 and an area of 164.3 km².
Sand in Taufers borders the following municipalities: Gais, Percha
Percha
Percha is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast of Trento and about 60 km northeast of Bolzano .-Geography:...
, Prettau
Prettau
Prettau is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 130 km northeast of Trento and about 80 km northeast of Bolzano, on the border with Austria....
, Rasen-Antholz
Rasen-Antholz
Rasen-Antholz is a municipality in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:...
, Sankt Jakob in Defereggen
Sankt Jakob in Defereggen
Sankt Jakob in Defereggen is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria.Mario Scheiber, a skier, is from the town.- External links :* - city website...
(Austria), Mühlwald
Mühlwald
Mühlwald is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of Trento and about 60 km northeast of Bolzano , on the border with Austria.-Geography:...
and Ahrntal
Ahrntal
Ahrntal is a Gemeinde and valley in South Tyrol in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.-Geography:The municipality lies about 120 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria...
.
Origin
Taufers is home to the impressive medieval Taufers Castle, which towers above village and was built in the early 13th century.Coat-of-arms
The arms is barryVariation of the field
In heraldry, variations of the field are any of a number of ways that a field may be covered with a pattern, rather than a flat tincture or a simple division of the field.- Patterning with ordinaries and subordinaries :...
of six gules
Gules
In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. as an abbreviation....
and argent
Argent
In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it...
. The first two of argent have three lozenge of 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....
, the third has two. The emblem was of the Lords of Taufers that became extinct in 1300. The emblem was adopted in 1967.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 96.72% of the population speak German, 2.94% Italian and 0.33% LadinLadin
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.