Latsch (; it, Laces ) 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 the province of
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
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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 northwest 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 ...
.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,156 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
Latsch (Laces) borders the following municipalities:
Kastelbell-Tschars,
Martell,
Schnals
Schnals (; it, Senales ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the autonomous province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. The municipality includes large parts of the Schnalst ...
,
Schlanders
Schlanders (; it, Silandro ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of the city of Bolzano.
Overview
Schlanders borders the following municipalities: Latsch, Laas, Mals, Martell, Schnals.
Schl ...
, and
Ulten
Ulten (; it, Ultimo ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of Bolzano.
History
Coat-of-arms
The shield is party per pale of argent; the first part shows half Tyrolean eagle; the second part is tie ...
.
Frazioni
The municipality of Latsch contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Goldrain (Coldrano), Morter, St. Martin am Kofel (San Martino al Monte) and Tarsch (Tarres)
Gallery
File:Tussen Latsch en Kastelbell, wegpanorama 2012-08-12 14.07.jpg, road panorama between Latsch and Kastelbell
File:Latsch, monumenale kerk (Dm15656) in straatzicht foto1 2012-08-12 14.16.jpg, The church ''Unsere Liebe Frau auf dem Bichl'' (''Our Lady on the Hill'')
File:Latsch, Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul Dm15654 foto2 2012-08-12 14.24.jpg, Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church
File:Latsch, Sankt Nikolaus Kirche Dm15663 in straatzicht foto7 2012-08-12 14.30.jpg, Saint Nicholas
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a
vert
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* Vert (heraldry), the colour green in heraldry
* Vert (music producer) (born 1972), pseudonym of Adam Butler, an English music producer
* Vert (river), in southern France
* Vert (sport), a competition in extreme versi ...
centered branch, with three roses of
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 ...
and
or petal in the center. It is the sign of the Lords of ''Annenberg'' owners, from 1312 to 1695, of the castle. The coat of arms was granted in 1930.
Notable people
*
Manfred Fuchs (1938 in Latsch – 2014) entrepreneur and space pioneer
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 97.99% of the population speak German, 1.97% Italian and 0.04%
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 (disambiguati ...
as first language.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol