Mühlbach, South Tyrol

Mühlbach (German pronunciation: [ˈmyˑlbax]; Italian: Rio di Pusteria [ˈriːo di pusteˈriːa]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

Mühlbach
Comune
Marktgemeinde Mühlbach
Comune di Rio di Pusteria
Location of Mühlbach
Mühlbach
Location of Mühlbach in Italy
Mühlbach
Mühlbach (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°48′N 11°40′E
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniMeransen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles)
Government
 • MayorHeinrich Seppi
Area
 • Total84.1 km2 (32.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total2,955
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Mühlbacher
Italian: di Rio Pusteria
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39037
Dialing code0472
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography
View from Meransen into the Puster Valley.

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,955 and an area of 84.1 square kilometres (32.5 sq mi).[3]

The municipality of Mühlbach contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Meransen (Maranza), Spinges (Spinga), Vals (Valles).

Mühlbach borders the following municipalities: Freienfeld, Franzensfeste, Natz-Schabs, Rodeneck, Pfitsch, and Vintl.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is crossed diagonally by an argent wavy stream on vert; at the top a water wheel and an argent donkey at bottom. The water wheel symbolizes the water mill once numerous in the area for the grinding; the donkey represents the pack animals used for the transport. The emblem was adopted in 1971.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 95.34% of the population speak German, 3.93% Italian and 0.73% Ladin as first language.[5]

Demographic evolution

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. Heraldry of the World: Mühlbach
  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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