Glurns

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Glurns (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlʊrns]; Italian: Glorenza [ɡloˈrɛntsa]; Romansh: Gluorn) is an urban comune (Stadt)[3] in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]

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Saint Pancras's Church at the Tauferer Gate in the west of Glurns
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Saint John of Nepomuk over the Etsch River at the Tauferer Gate
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Glurns
Stadtgemeinde Glurns
Comune di Glorenza
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Location of Glurns in Italy
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Glurns (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°40′N 10°33′E
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
  MayorErich Wallnöfer
Area
  Total
13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Elevation
907 m (2,976 ft)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
  Total
876
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German:Glurnser
Italian: glorenzini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39020
Dialing code0473
WebsiteOfficial website
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Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 876 and an area of 13.0 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi).[5]

Glurns borders the following municipalities: Mals, Prad am Stilfser Joch, Schluderns, and Taufers im Münstertal.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per pale: the first part represents half Tyrolean Eagle on argent; the second is tierced per fess of sable, argent and gules. The eagle represents the membership of the village to the Tyrol, while the colors sable, argent and gules are those of the city. The emblem was granted in 1528 by Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.[6]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 96.49% of the population speak German and 3.51% Italian as first language.[7]


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Language 2001[8] 2011[9] 2024[7]
German 96.51% 96.13% 96.49%
Italian 3.37% 3.87% 3.51%
Ladin 0.12% 0.00% 0.00%
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Demographic evolution

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