Gargazon

Gargazon

Gargazon

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Gargazon (German: [ˈɡarɡatsoːn]; Italian: Gargazzone [ɡarɡatˈtsoːne]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Bolzano.

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Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,639 and an area of 4.9 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi).[3]

Gargazon borders the following municipalities: Lana, Mölten, Nals, Burgstall, Terlan and Tisens.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents an argent tower on a gules hill with three fruit trees. The tower is the Kröllturm built in 1240 by Bartold von Trauston. The emblem was adopted in 1968.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 78.68% of the population speak German, 20.33% Italian and 0.99% Ladin as first language.[5]

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Demographic evolution

Panorama

360° panorama of the center of Gargazon

References

  1. [1]
    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. [3]
    All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. [4]
    Heraldry of the World: Gargazon
  5. [5]
    "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  6. [6]
    Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10

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