Mühlwald
Encyclopedia
Mühlwald is a comune
(municipality) in South Tyrol
in the Italian
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of Trento
and about 60 km northeast of Bolzano (Bozen), on the border with Austria
.
The municipality of Mühlwald contains the frazioni
of (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Außermühlwald and Lappach (Lappago).
Mühlwald borders the following municipalities: Sand in Taufers
, Kiens
, Pfalzen
, Finkenberg
(Austria), Gais, Terenten
, Pfitsch
, Ahrntal
, and Vintl.
on the bottom, all on a silver background. The trees symbolize the forest and the wheel the mill depicting the name of the place. 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
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region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast 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 60 km northeast of Bolzano (Bozen), on the border with Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,476 and an area of 104.7 km².The municipality of Mühlwald contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Außermühlwald and Lappach (Lappago).
Mühlwald borders the following municipalities: Sand in Taufers
Sand in Taufers
Sand in Taufers is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria....
, Kiens
Kiens
Kiens is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast of Trento and about 50 km northeast of Bolzano.-Geography:...
, Pfalzen
Pfalzen
Pfalzen is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast of Trento and about 50 km northeast of Bolzano.-Geography:...
, Finkenberg
Finkenberg
Finkenberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria....
(Austria), Gais, Terenten
Terenten
Terenten is a comune in South Tyrol, in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast of Trento and about 50 km northeast of Bolzano .-Geography:...
, Pfitsch
Pfitsch
Pfitsch is a valley and comune in 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 , on the border with Austria....
, Ahrntal
Ahrntal
Ahrntal is a Gemeinde and valley in South Tyrol in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.-Geography:The municipality lies about 120 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria...
, and Vintl.
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents four fir-trees, touching the edge at the top and a water wheelWater wheel
A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of free-flowing or falling water into useful forms of power. A water wheel consists of a large wooden or metal wheel, with a number of blades or buckets arranged on the outside rim forming the driving surface...
on the bottom, all on a silver background. The trees symbolize the forest and the wheel the mill depicting the name of the place. The emblem was adopted in 1967.
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2001 census, 99.19% of the population speak German, 0.73% Italian and 0.07% 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.