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Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Glurns
Stadtgemeinde Glurns
Comune di Glorenza
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Glurns (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
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Coordinates: 46°40′N 10°33′E / 46.667°N 10.550°E / 46.667; 10.550
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorErich Wallnöfer
Area
 • Total
13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Elevation907 m (2,976 ft)
Population
(Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total
876
 • Density67.4/km2 (175/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German:Glurnser
Italian: glorenzini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39020
Dialing code0473
WebsiteOfficial website

Glurns (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlʊrns]; Italian: Glorenza [ɡloˈrɛntsa]; Romansh: Gluorn) is an urban comune (Stadt)[3] in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]

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Saint Pancras's Church at the Tauferer Gate in the west of Glurns
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Saint John of Nepomuk over the Etsch River at the Tauferer Gate

Geography

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As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 876 and an area of 13.0 square kilometres (5.0 mi2).[5]

Glurns borders the following municipalities: Mals, Prad am Stilfser Joch, Schluderns, and Taufers im Münstertal.

History

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Coat-of-arms

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The shield is party per pale: the first part represents half Tyrolean Eagle on argent; the second is tierced per fess of sable, argent and gules. The eagle represents the membership of the village to the Tyrol, while the colors sable, argent and gules are those of the city. The emblem was granted in 1528 by Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.[6]

Society

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Linguistic distribution

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According to the 2024 census, 96.49% of the population speak German and 3.51% Italian as first language.[7]


Language 2001[8] 2011[9] 2024[7]
German 96.51% 96.13% 96.49%
Italian 3.37% 3.87% 3.51%
Ladin 0.12% 0.00% 0.00%

Demographic evolution

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Glurns - die kleine mittelalterliche Stadt, Glurns - Aktivitäten und Events in Südtirol".
  4. ^ "Trentino Alto Adige" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  6. ^ Heraldry of the World: Glurns
  7. ^ a b "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". Astat Info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  8. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
  9. ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". Astat Info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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