Mühlwald Explained

Mühlwald
Official Name:Gemeinde Mühlwald
Comune di Selva dei Molini
Coordinates:46.8833°N 63°W
Region:Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province:South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni:Außermühlwald, Lappach (Lappago)
Mayor:Paul Niederbrunner
Area Total Km2:104.7
Population Total:1447
Population As Of:Dec. 2015
Population Demonym:German: Mühlwaldner
Elevation M:1229
Postal Code:39030
Area Code:0474

Mühlwald (pronounced as /de/; Italian: Selva dei Molini pronounced as /it/) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol, a province in northern Italy, located about 60km (40miles) northeast of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.

Geography

As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 1,442 and an area of 104.7km2.[1]

The municipality contains the frazioni of (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Außermühlwald and Lappach (Lappago).

Mühlwald borders the following municipalities: Sand in Taufers, Kiens, Pfalzen, Finkenberg (Austria), Gais, Terenten, Pfitsch, Ahrntal, and Vintl.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents four fir-trees, touching the edge at the top and a water wheel on the bottom, all on a silver background. The trees symbolize the forest and the wheel the mill depicting the name of the place. The emblem was adopted in 1967.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 98.90% of the population speak German, 0.90% Italian and 0.21% Ladin as first language.[3]

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/m/muhlwald.htm Heraldry of the World: Mühlwald
  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 .