Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße

Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße (German pronunciation: [kʊrˈtatʃ an dɐ ˈvaɪ̯nˌʃtraˑsə]; Italian: Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino [korˈtattʃa ˈsulla ˈstraːda del ˈviːno]), often abbreviated to Kurtatsch or Cortaccia, is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the city of Bolzano.

Kurtatsch
Comune
Gemeinde Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße
Comune di Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino
Coat of arms
Location of Kurtatsch
Kurtatsch
Location of Kurtatsch in Italy
Kurtatsch
Kurtatsch (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°19′N 11°13′E
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniEntiklar (Niclara), Graun (Corona), Hofstatt, Oberfennberg (Favogna), Penon (Penone)
Government
 • MayorOswald Schiefer
Area
 • Total29.4 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Elevation
333 m (1,093 ft)
Population
 (December 2018[2])[3]
 • Total2,238
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Kurtatscher
Italian: di Cortaccia
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39040
Dialing code0471
WebsiteOfficial website

Kurtatsch borders the following municipalities: Neumarkt, Margreid, Tramin, Coredo, Roverè della Luna, Ton, Tres, and Vervò.

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows an or postillion hornet with tassels on azure background; at the corners are placed four six-pointed or stars. The postillon’s hornet indicates that the village was a postal station; the star represent the four villages in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1967.[4]

Historic sights

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.25% of the population speak German, 3.36% Italian and 0.38% Ladin as first language.[5]

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. Heraldry of the World: Kurtatsch
  5. "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info. Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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