St. Martin in Passeier explained

St. Martin in Passeier
Official Name:Gemeinde St. Martin in Passeier
Comune di San Martino in Passiria
Coordinates:46.7833°N 25°W
Region:Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province:South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni:Saltaus (Saltusio), Quellenhof (Sorgente), Ried (Novale), Kalmtal (Valclava), Christl (Cresta), Flon (Vallone), Matatz (Montaccio)
Mayor:Dominik Alber
Area Total Km2:30.5
Population Total:3137
Population As Of:Nov. 3137
Population Demonym:German:St Martiner
Italian: di San Martino
Elevation M:600
Postal Code:39010
Area Code:0473

St. Martin in Passeier (pronounced as /de/; Italian: San Martino in Passiria pronounced as /it/) is a comune (municipality) and a village in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italian, located about 35km (22miles) northwest of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,137 and an area of 30.5km2.[1]

The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Saltaus (Saltusio), Quellenhof (Sorgente), Ried (Novale), Kalmtal (Valclava), Christl (Cresta), Flon (Vallone), and Matatz (Montaccio),

St Martin in Passeier borders the following municipalities: Moos in Passeier, Riffian, and St Leonhard in Passeier.

History

Coat-of-arms

The coat of arms is argent and azure party per pale; in the first part is an azure halberd, in the second half an argent wheel, with four rays. The halberd symbolizes the privileges of the free farmers, while the wheel the village laboriousness.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 99.10% of the population speak German, 0.86% Italian and 0.03% Ladin as first language.[3]

Demographic evolution

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Tourism

In 2017 it was the venue for the Linuxbierwanderung.

External links

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Tirol Atlas: St. Martin in Passeier
  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 .