Glurns

Glurns (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlʊrns]; Italian: Glorenza [ɡloˈrɛntsa]) is an urban comune (Stadt)^[3] in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[4]

Saint Pancras's Church at the Tauferer Gate in the west of Glurns

Saint John of Nepomuk over the Etsch River at the Tauferer Gate

Glurns
Comune
Stadtgemeinde Glurns Comune di Glorenza
Coat of arms
Location of Glurns
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Coordinates: 46°40′N 10°33′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
• Mayor	Erich Wallnöfer
Area [1]
• Total	13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Elevation	907 m (2,976 ft)
Population  (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	876
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German:Glurnser Italian: glorenzini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39020
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 876 and an area of 13.0 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi).^[5]

Glurns borders the following municipalities: Mals, Prad am Stilfser Joch, Schluderns, and Taufers im Münstertal.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per pale: the first part represents half Tyrolean Eagle on argent; the second is tierced per fess of sable, argent and gules. The eagle represents the membership of the village to the Tyrol, while the colors sable, argent and gules are those of the city. The emblem was granted in 1528 by Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.^[6]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.13% of the population speak German and 3.87% Italian as first language.^[7]

Language	2001[8]	2011[7]
German	96.51%	96.13%
Italian	3.37%	3.87%
Ladin	0.12%	0.00%

Demographic evolution

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. "Glurns - die kleine mittelalterliche Stadt, Glurns - Aktivitäten und Events in Südtirol".
4. "Trentino Alto Adige" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
5. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
6. Heraldry of the World: Glurns
7. "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.
8. Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10

External links

• (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

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