Tscherms
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Tscherms is a comune
(municipality) in South Tyrol
in the Italian
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km north of Trento
and about 20 km northwest of Bolzano (Bozen). Once part of the commune of Marling Tscherms became a commune on its own in 1897.
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,398 and an area of 6.6 km².
Tscherms borders the following municipalities: Lana, Marling and Merano.
background. It is the sign of the Lords of Fuchsberg owners of the village from 1427 to 1832. The arms was adopted in 1966.
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 60 km north 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 20 km northwest of Bolzano (Bozen). Once part of the commune of Marling Tscherms became a commune on its own in 1897.
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,398 and an area of 6.6 km².
Tscherms borders the following municipalities: Lana, Marling and Merano.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is a rampant fox on orOr (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...
background. It is the sign of the Lords of Fuchsberg owners of the village from 1427 to 1832. The arms was adopted in 1966.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 95.54% of the population speak German, 4.37% Italian and 0.09% 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.