Ulten

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Location of Ulten

46°33′N 10°52′E / 46.550°N 10.867°E / 46.550; 10.867CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)FrazioniSt. Gertraud (San Gertrude), St. Nikolaus (San Nicolò), St. Walburg (Santa Valburga)Government

• MayorStefan Schwarz (SVP)Area

^[1]

• Total208.8 km² (80.6 sq mi)Elevation

1,190 m (3,900 ft)Population

(Nov. 2010)^[2]

• Total2,934 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Demonym(s)German: Ultner
Italian: della val d'UltimoTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

39016

Dialing code0473WebsiteOfficial website

Ulten (German pronunciation: [ˈʊltn̩]; Italian: Ultimo [ˈultimo]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Demographic evolution

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

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.
^ Heraldry of the World: Ulten
^ "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.