Kastelbell-Tschars
Encyclopedia
Kastelbell-Tschars is a comune
(municipality) in South Tyrol
in the Italian
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of Trento
and about 40 km northwest of Bolzano (Bozen).
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,387 and an area of 53.9 km².
Kastelbell-Tschars borders the following municipalities: Latsch
, Naturns
, Schnals
and Ulten
.
mill wheel, with eight paddles, on argent
background. It retakes the insignia of Counts Hendl owners of the castle from 1531 to 1949.
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 north 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 40 km northwest of Bolzano (Bozen).
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,387 and an area of 53.9 km².
Kastelbell-Tschars borders the following municipalities: Latsch
Latsch
Latsch is a comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northwest of the city of Trento and about northwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
, Naturns
Naturns
Naturns is a comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 40 km northwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
, Schnals
Schnals
Schnals is a valley and comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 40 km northwest of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:As of 30 November 2010, it had a...
and Ulten
Ulten
Ulten is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km northwest of Trento and about 35 km west of Bolzano .-Coat-of-arms:...
.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is a gulesGules
In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. as an abbreviation....
mill wheel, with eight paddles, on argent
Argent
In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it...
background. It retakes the insignia of Counts Hendl owners of the castle from 1531 to 1949.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 98.86% of the population speak German, 1.05% Italian and 0.09% 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.