| Burgstall | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Gemeinde Burgstall Comune di Postal | |
 Burgstall | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location of Burgstall | |
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| Coordinates: 46°36′N 11°12′E / 46.600°N 11.200°E / 46.600; 11.200 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Othmar Unterkofler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.7 km (2.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,738 |
| • Density | 260/km (670/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Burgstaller Italian: di Postal |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39014 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official website |
Burgstall (German pronunciation: [ˈbʊrkʃtal]; Italian: Postal [poˈstal]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Geography
Burgstall is located in the Burggrafenamt. The municipality extends on the orographically left, eastern side of the valley and has a size of 6.7 square kilometres (2.6 sq mi), with about half of the land being agricultural green or forest. The village center is situated at about 270 m, slightly elevated above the valley floor. To the east, the municipal area rises up to 1000 m on the slopes of the Tschögglberg mountain; to the west, it ends at the Adige river.
Burgstall borders the following municipalities: Gargazon, Lana, Merano, Mölten, and Vöran.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem shows a eurasian sparrowhawk, which is to fly up, on argent. It is the arms of the Knights of Burgstall, the emblem was granted in 1966.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 76.84% of the population speak German, 22.71% Italian and 0.45% Ladin as first language.
| Language | 2001 | 2011 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | 73.99% | 76.61% | 76.84% |
| Italian | 25.64% | 22.78% | 22.71% |
| Ladin | 0.37% | 0.61% | 0.45% |
Demographic evolution
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Heraldry of the World: Burgstall
- 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
- "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.
- "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
External links
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to Burgstall, South Tyrol at Wikimedia Commons
