Plaus (; ) is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) and a village in
South Tyrol
South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...
in northern
Italy
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, located about north-west of the city of
Bolzano
Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...
.
Geography
As of July 2023, the municipality had a population of 762 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
''Plaus '' is one of the three municipalities of South Tyrol whose name remained unchanged by the early 20th century
renaming programme which aimed at replacing mostly German
place names
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with
Italianised
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versions, the other two being
Gais
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In 1977, the village Gais received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. The ...
and
Lana
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*Lana (given name)
*Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631–1687), Italian Jesuit priest and scientist
*Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter
*Lana Turner, American actress
*Lana Rhoades, American former adult film actress
* CJ Perr ...
.
Plaus borders the following municipalities:
Algund
Algund (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 5,029 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian stati ...
,
Naturns
Naturns (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 5,739 and an area of .All demog ...
and
Partschins
Partschins (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,523 and an area of .All dem ...
.
History
Coat-of-arms
The shield is
argent
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a
fess
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gules
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Gules is portrayed in heraldic hatch ...
and three
sable
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eagles
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. It is the arms of the Lord of ''Tarant'', who lived in the ''Tarantsberg'' Castle until 1291. The emblem was adopted in 1966.
Heraldry of the World: Plaus
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Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 95.27% of the population speak German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, 4.57% Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
and 0.15% Ladin as their first language.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
Official Website of the municipality of Plaus
(in German and Italian)
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Municipalities of South Tyrol