Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Kurtatsch

46°19′N 11°13′E / 46.317°N 11.217°E / 46.317; 11.217CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)FrazioniEntiklar (Niclara), Graun (Corona), Hofstatt, Oberfennberg (Favogna), Penon (Penone)Government

• MayorOswald SchieferArea

^[1]

• Total29.4 km² (11.4 sq mi)Elevation

333 m (1,093 ft)Population

(December 2018^[2])^[3]

• Total2,238 • Density76/km² (200/sq mi)Demonym(s)German: Kurtatscher
Italian: di CortacciaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

39040

Dialing code0471WebsiteOfficial website

Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße (German pronunciation: [kʊrˈtatʃ an deːɐ̯ ˈvaɪnˌʃtraːsə]; Italian: Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino [korˈtattʃa sulla ˈstraːda del ˈviːno]), often abbreviated to Kurtatsch or Cortaccia, is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

It borders the following municipalities: Neumarkt, Margreid, Tramin, Coredo, Roverè della Luna, Ton, Tres, and Vervò.

Coat of arms

The emblem shows an or postillion hornet with tassels on azure background; at the corners are placed four six-pointed or stars. The postillon’s hornet indicates that the village was a postal station; the star represent the four villages in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1967.^[4]

Historic sights

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.25% of the population speak German, 3.36% Italian and 0.38% Ladin as first language.^[5]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Heraldry of the World: Kurtatsch
^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.