Sarntal
Encyclopedia
Sarntal is a valley and a comune
(municipality) in South Tyrol
in the Italian
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento
and about 15 km north of the city of Bolzano.
Sarntal borders the following municipalities: Hafling
, Freienfeld
, Klausen, Franzensfeste
, Mölten
, Ratschings
, Ritten
, Jenesien
, St. Leonhard in Passeier
, Schenna
, Vahrn
, Vöran and Villanders. The Durnholzer See
is located in the municipal territory.
deer
’s head on azure
. The insignia looks like that of the various Lords who administered the territory since 1315, but since 1681 they were named Counts of Sarn (Grafen von Sarnthein) living in the Kellerburg Castle. The emblem was adopted in 1967.
as first language.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento
Trento
Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
and about 15 km north of the city of Bolzano.
Sarntal borders the following municipalities: Hafling
Hafling
Hafling is an Italian comune .Hafling is located in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, about 70 km north of Trento and about 20 km northwest of Bolzano . Its population at November 2010 was 756...
, Freienfeld
Freienfeld
Freienfeld is a comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 45 km north of the city of Bolzano ....
, Klausen, Franzensfeste
Franzensfeste
Franzensfeste is a village in Northern Italy, in South Tyrol . The village is famous for its large fort and the historic railway-station.-Geography:...
, Mölten
Mölten
Mölten is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km north of Trento and about 12 km northwest of Bolzano .-Geography:...
, Ratschings
Ratschings
Ratschings is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 90 km north of the city of Trento and about 45 km north of the city of Bolzano , on the border with Austria.-Geography:...
, Ritten
Ritten
Ritten is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.-Territory:The 111 km² community is named after the high plateau , the Ritten or the Renon, on which most of the villages are located...
, Jenesien
Jenesien
Jenesien is a comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 4 km northwest of the city of Bolzano .-Geography:...
, St. Leonhard in Passeier
St. Leonhard in Passeier
St Leonhard in Passeier is a comune in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about 80 km north of Trento and about 35 km north of Bolzano .-Geography:...
, Schenna
Schenna
Schenna is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano .-Geography:...
, Vahrn
Vahrn
Vahrn is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 90 kilometres northeast of the city of Trento and about 35 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
, Vöran and Villanders. The Durnholzer See
Durnholzer See
The Durnholzer See is a lake in the Sarntal Alps in South Tyrol, Italy. It belongs to the municipality of Sarntal.- References :*...
is located in the municipal territory.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents an orOr (heraldry)
In heraldry, Or is the tincture of gold and, together with argent , belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a field of evenly spaced dots...
deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
’s head on azure
Azure
In heraldry, azure is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else marked with either az. or b. as an abbreviation....
. The insignia looks like that of the various Lords who administered the territory since 1315, but since 1681 they were named Counts of Sarn (Grafen von Sarnthein) living in the Kellerburg Castle. The emblem was adopted in 1967.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 98.44% of the population speak German, 1.45% Italian and 0.11% LadinLadin
Ladin is a language consisting of a group of dialects spoken in the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy in the border regions of the provinces Trentino, South Tyrol and Belluno...
as first language.