Gargazon Explained

Gargazon
Official Name:Gemeinde Gargazon
Comune di Gargazzone
Coordinates:46.5833°N 23°W
Region:Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province:South Tyrol (BZ)
Mayor:Armin Gorfer
Area Total Km2:4.9
Population Total:1639
Population As Of:Nov. 2010
Population Demonym:German:Gargazoner
Italian: gargazzonesi
Postal Code:39010
Area Code:0473

Gargazon (pronounced as /de/; Italian: Gargazzone pronounced as /it/) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15km (09miles) northwest of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,639 and an area of 4.9km2.[1]

Gargazon borders the following municipalities: Lana, Mölten, Nals, Burgstall, Terlan and Tisens.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents an argent tower on a gules hill with three fruit trees. The tower is the Kröllturm built in 1240 by Bartold von Trauston. The emblem was adopted in 1968.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 78.68% of the population speak German, 20.33% Italian and 0.99% Ladin as first language.[3]

Language2001[4] 2011
German 78.22% 78.68%
Italian21.32% 20.33%
Ladin 0.46% 0.99%

Demographic evolution

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External links

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/g/gargazon.htm Heraldry of the World: Gargazon
  3. June 2012 . Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011 . astat info . 38 . 6–7 . Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. 2012-06-14 .
  4. Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10