Vintl
Vintl | |
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Gemeinde Vintl Comune di Vandoies | |
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Postal code | 39030 |
Dialing code | 0472 |
Website | Official website |
Vintl (German: [ˈfɪntl̩]; Italian: Vandoies [vanˈdɔːjes]; Ladin: Vandoies) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 3,264 and an area of 110.6 square kilometres (42.7 sq mi).[3]
The municipality of Vintl contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Niedervintl (Vandoies di Sotto), Obervintl (Vandioes di Sopra), Weitental (Vallarga) and Pfunders (Fundres).
Vintl borders the following municipalities: Kiens, Mühlbach, Rodeneck, Mühlwald, Terenten, and Pfitsch.
Pfunderer Mountains
The ridges south-west of the main chain of the Zillertal are called the Pfunderer Mountains and occupy an area of about 300 km². The Pfunderer valley is embedded in them. They also enclose the
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 98.23% of the population speak German, 1.26% Italian and 0.52% Ladin as first language.[4]
Demographic evolution
Twin towns
Vintl is
- Siegsdorf, Germany, since 1970
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.
- Istat.
- ^ "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.
Further reading
- Paul Gruber: Vintl. Geschichte und Gegenwart einer Gemeinde, Schützenkompanie Bartlmä von Guggenberg, Athesiadruck Bozen, Vintl 1981
- Karl Gruber: Kirchenkunst in Niedervintl, Obervintl, Weitental und Pfunders, Tappeiner Verlag, Lana 1994, ISBN 88-7073-171-5
External links
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to Vintl at Wikimedia Commons