Kastelbell-Tschars (; it, Castelbello-Ciardes ) is a ''
comune'' (municipality) in
South Tyrol in northern
Italy, located about northwest of
Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,387 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
Kastelbell-Tschars borders the following municipalities:
Latsch,
Naturns,
Schnals and
Ulten.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is a
gules
In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple).
In engraving, it is sometimes depict ...
mill wheel, with eight paddles, on
argent background. It retakes the insignia of Counts'' Hendl'' owners of the castle from 1531 to 1949.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 98.72% of the population speak German and 1.28% Italian as first language.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol