Stilfs

Stilfs
Stilfs
	Comune
	Gemeinde Stilfs; Comune di Stelvio
	Stilfs
	Coat of arms
	Location of Stilfs
	Stilfs Location of Stilfs in Italy Stilfs Stilfs (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°36′N 10°33′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Sulden (Solda)
Government
• Mayor	Franz Heinisch
Area [1]
• Total	140 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation	1,311 m (4,301 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	1,215
• Density	8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Stilfser
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39029
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Stilfs (German pronunciation: [ʃtɪlfs]; Italian: Stelvio [ˈstɛlvjo]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located near the northern ramp of the Stelvio Pass.

The municipality of Stilfs contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Sulden, Trafoi, Gomagoi.

History

Part of the famous Stelvio Pass

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows an or disc on sable background; inside the disc is a six leaves star of azure, vert and gules alternating. The star symbolize an ancient nightly custom in winter time. The emblem was granted in 1969.[3]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.46% of the population speak German and 1.54% Italian as first language.[4]

Demographic evolution

Notable people

Roland Thöni (born 1950 in Trafoi) is a former alpine ski racer. Competed in the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics, won by Franz Klammer.

References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
Heraldry of the World: Stilfs
"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.

External links

(in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

Media related to Stilfs at Wikimedia Commons

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[3] Heraldry of the World: Stilfs

[4] "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.