Ulten Explained

Ulten
Official Name:	Gemeinde Ulten Comune di Ultimo
Coordinates:	46.55°N 62°W
Region:	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province:	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni:	St. Gertraud (San Gertrude), St. Nikolaus (San Nicolò), St. Walburg (Santa Valburga)
Mayor Party:	SVP
Mayor:	Stefan Schwarz
Area Total Km2:	208.8
Population Total:	2934
Population As Of:	Nov. 2010
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Demonym:	German: Ultner Italian: della val d'Ultimo
Elevation M:	1190
Postal Code:	39016
Area Code:	0473

Ulten (pronounced as /de/; Italian: Ultimo pronounced as /it/) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 35km (22miles) west of Bolzano.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per pale of argent; the first part shows half Tyrolean eagle; the second part is tierced per fess of sable and argent. It is the arms of the Counts of Eschenlch and the Tyrolean eagle represents the membership to the Tirol. The emblem was granted in 1967.^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 99.40% of the population speak German, 0.53% Italian and 0.07% Ladin as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

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note: in 1897 the largest village of Ulten St. Pankraz became a Gemeinde on its own.

External links

Homepage of the municipality

Notes and References

All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/u/ulten.htm Heraldry of the World: Ulten
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 .