| Ahrntal | |
| Official Name: | Gemeinde Ahrntal Comune Valle Aurina |
| Coordinates: | 47°N 70°W |
| Region: | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province: | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni: | Luttach (Lutago), Steinhaus (Cadipietra), St. Jakob (San Giacomo), St. Johann (San Giovanni), St. Peter (San Pietro) and Weißenbach (Riobianco) |
| Mayor: | Helmut Gebhard Klammer |
| Mayor Party: | SVP |
| Area Total Km2: | 187.0 |
| Population Total: | 5968 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Demonyms: | German: Ahrntaler or Töldra Italian: della Valle Aurina |
| Elevation M: | 1054 |
| Postal Code: | 39030 |
| Area Code: | 0474 |
Ahrntal (pronounced as /de/; Italian: Valle Aurina pronounced as /it/) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70km (40miles) northeast of the city of Bolzano (Bozen), near the border to Austria.
Ahrntal borders the following municipalities: Mühlwald, Prettau, Sand in Taufers, Brandberg (Austria), Finkenberg (Austria), and Mayrhofen (Austria).
The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Luttach (Lutago), Steinhaus (Cadipietra), St. Jakob (San Giacomo), St. Johann (San Giovanni), St. Peter (San Pietro) and Weißenbach (Riobianco).
Weißenbach is composed of picturesque Alpine farmhouses, grouped around the foaming white glacial stream from which its name is derived. With a population of around 550, it has an elevation of 1350m (4,430feet) above sea level.
To the north, west and southwest, the municipality is surrounded by the Zillertal Alps. The main chain of these Alps at the head of the valley also forms the border with Austria. Amongst the most important mountains in the municipality are the Turnerkamp (3,418 m), the Hornspitzen, the Schwarzenstein (3,369 m), the Großer Löffler (3,379 m), the Wollbachspitze (3,210 m) and the Napfspitze (3,144 m). The ranges to the west and southwest, including the Speikboden massiv, separate the village of Ahrntal from Mühlwald in the Mühlwalder Tal. To the southeast are the Durreck Group, a subrange of the Venediger Group with the Durreck (3,135 m) and the Hirbernock (3,010 m) which form the boundary of the municipality of Reintal and its village of Rein in Taufers. Large parts of the Durreck Group are protected as part of the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park.
A highlight is the Church of St. Jacob, dating from the 16th century. The church houses a valuable winged altar from 1516, which was restored in 1884. Also of note are both the modern extension to the church building and the newly arranged adjoining cemetery.
A name for the valley was first recorded in written sources in the 11th century. An Aurina vallis is mentioned in 1048.[1] Between 1070 and 1080 Ourin or Ouren appear in documents.[2]
The emblem is tierced of paly: in the first and third are four and half points of argent on azure, in the second a vert pale with a wavy line of argent. The emblem show the position of the municipality along the green valley with the river Ahr and the mountains all around. The emblem was granted in 1969.[3]
According to the 2011 census, 98.76% of the population speak German, 0.93% Italian and 0.31% Ladin as first language.[4]
| Language | 2001[5] | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | 98.79% | 98.76% | |
| Italian | 1.07% | 0.93% | |
| Ladin | 0.13% | 0.31% |
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