Mals

Mals

Mals

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

This article is about the Italian commune. For the village in Liechtenstein, see Mäls. For other uses, see MALS (disambiguation).

Mals (German pronunciation: [mals]; Italian: Malles Venosta [ˈmallez veˈnɔsta]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria.

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History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is party per fess: the upper of gules a fess argent, at the bottom or three gules circles arranged in a triangle upside-down. It is the combination of coats of arms of the House of Austria and Medici. The emblem was adopted in 1928.[3]

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,092 and an area of 246.7 square kilometres (95.3 sq mi).[4] The Zerzer Tal, a side valley of the Vinschgau, is in Mals.

Mals borders the following municipalities: Graun im Vinschgau, Glurns, Laas, Scuol (Switzerland), Schnals, Sent (Switzerland), Schlanders, Schluderns, Sölden (Austria), and Taufers im Münstertal.

Frazioni

The municipality of Mals contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets): Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), Schlinig (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), and Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo).

Climate and Temperature

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Mals has a cool, wet climate. Frost is common from October to May and is even recorded in the summer, although temperatures below −1C are rare from June to September. Most winter days fail to rise above freezing. Summer is generally mild, but most summers see temperatures rise above 20C on several days.

Transportation

The commune is the northern terminus of the train from Meran. The trip from Merano takes approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. Trains depart hourly. There is also local bus service between Mals and Schlanders.[6]

Notable people

  • Johann Rufinatscha (1812–1893), an Austrian composer, theorist and music teacher
  • Walter Caldonazzi (1916–1945), an important resistance fighter against Nazi Germany[7]
  • Karl Plattner (1919–1986), painter.
  • Gabriel Grüner (1963–1999), journalist for Stern magazine, shot by Yugoslav soldiers

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.92% of the population speak German, 3.00% Italian and 0.08% Ladin as first language.[8]

Demographic evolution

  • St. Benedict's Church in Mals
  • St. Veit am Bichl in Tartsch
  • Tower of the old St. John's Church
  • The tower Fröhlichsturm in Mals

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]
    Heraldry of the World: Mals
  4. [4]
    All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  5. [5]
    "Mals, Italy Weather Averages". World Weather Online. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. [6]
    "SII Timetables". SAD Trasporto Locale S.p.A. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  7. [7]
    Caldonazzi, Walter
  8. [8]
    "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.

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