San Martin de Tor

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Location of San Martin de Tor

46°41′N 11°54′E / 46.683°N 11.900°E / 46.683; 11.900CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)FrazioniAntermëia (Antermoia/Untermoi), Lungiarü (Longiarù/Campill), Picolin (Piccolino/Pikolein)Government

• MayorGiorgio CostabieiArea

^[1]

• Total76.5 km² (29.5 sq mi)Elevation

1,127 m (3,698 ft)Population

(Nov. 2010)^[2]

• Total1,726 • Density23/km² (58/sq mi)Demonym(s)German:
Italian: badiottiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

39030

Dialing code0474WebsiteOfficial website

San Martin de Tor (Italian: San Martino in Badia [sam marˈtiːno im baˈdiːa]; German: St. Martin in Thurn [saŋkt ˈmartɪn ɪn ˈtʊrn]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,726 and an area of 76.5 square kilometres (29.5 sq mi).^[3]

San Martin is home to the Istitut Ladin Micurà de Rü, which is tasked with preserving and promoting the Ladin culture and language.

San Martin borders the following municipalities: Badia, Brixen, Corvara, La Val, Lüsen, Mareo, Santa Cristina Gherdëina, Sëlva and Villnöß.

Frazioni

The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Antermëia (Antermoia/Untermoi), Lungiarü (Longiarù/Campill), and Picolin (Piccolino/Pikolein).

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per cross: the first quarter represents an argent tower with azure roof on sable; the second one is an argent cross pattée on gules, above three vert mountains. The third part of vert and the fourth of sable. The tower is a reference to Tor Castle and resumes the insignia of a noble family; the cross over the mountains recalls that the town was once the Courts.^[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.71% of the population speak Ladin, 1.82% Italian and 1.47% German as first language.^[5]

Demographic evolution

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ (in Italian)Comuniweb: San Martin de Tor
^ "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.