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Tscherms

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Location of Tscherms

46°38′N 11°9′E / 46.633°N 11.150°E / 46.633; 11.150CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)Government

• MayorAstrid KuprianArea

^[1]

• Total6.6 km² (2.5 sq mi)Population

(Dez. 2012)^[2]

• Total1,441 • Density220/km² (570/sq mi)Demonym(s)German: Tschermser
Italian: cermesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

39010

Dialing code0473WebsiteOfficial website

Tscherms (German pronunciation: [tʃɛrms]; Italian: Cermes [ˈtʃɛrmes]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Bolzano. Once part of the commune of Marling, Tscherms became a commune on its own in 1897.^[3]

Geography

As of December 31 2012, it had a population of 1,441 and an area of 6.6 square kilometres (2.5 sq mi).^[4]

Tscherms borders the following municipalities: Lana, Marling and Merano.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is a rampant fox on or background. It is the sign of the Lords of Fuchsberg owners of the village from 1427 to 1832. The arms was adopted in 1966.^[5]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 94.92% of the population speak German, 4.86% Italian and 0.23% Ladin as first language.^[6]

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.
^ "Home - Wissenswertes - Geschichtliches - Geschichtliches". Gemeinde Tscherms. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Heraldry of the world - Outdated file". Ngw.nl. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
^ "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.