Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße (; it, Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino ), often abbreviated to Kurtatsch or Cortaccia, is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province , image_skyline = ...

in northern

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

, located about southwest of the city of

Bolzano Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...

. Kurtatsch borders the following municipalities: Neumarkt, Margreid, Tramin,

Coredo Coredo (german: Koreth; Nones: ''Còret'') was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about north of Trento. It was merged with Smarano, Taio, Tres and Vervò on January 1 ...

, Roverè della Luna,

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Tres Tres may refer to: * Tres (instrument), a Cuban musical instrument * Tres, Trentino, municipality in Italy * "Tres" (song) by Juanes * "Tres", a song by Líbido from their album ''Hembra'' * TrES, the ''Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey'' * Templi ...

, and

Vervò Vervò (german: Verfau or ''Werfs'') was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about north of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 694 and an area of .All d ...

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows an or postillion hornet with tassels on azure background; at the corners are placed four six-pointed or stars. The postillon’s hornet indicates that the village was a postal station; the star represent the four villages in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1967.

Historic sights

* Schloss Nussegg * Ansitz Freienfeld * Ansitz Strehlburg * Ansitz Nussdorf * Ansitz Fohrhof * Ansitz Eberlehof * Ansitz Baron von Widmann * Finkenhof House

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.25% of the population speak German, 3.36% Italian and 0.38%

Ladin Ladin may refer to: * Ladin language, a language in northern Italy, often classified as a Rhaeto-Romance language *Ladin people, the inhabitants of the Dolomite Alps region of northern Italy See also *Laden (disambiguation) * Ladino (disambigua ...

as first language.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurtatsch An Der Weinstrasse Municipalities of South Tyrol Nonsberg Group