Sarntal (; ) is a valley and 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) 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

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, located about north 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 ...

. The municipality comprises several towns and villages. The largest one, seat of the mayor and council, is ''Sarnthein''.

Geography

Sarntal borders the following municipalities:

Hafling Hafling (; ) is an Italian (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in Italy about northwest of Bolzano and high above the valley basin of Merano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 756 and an area of .All demographics ...

Freienfeld Freienfeld (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about north of the city of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,668 and an area of .All demog ...

, Klausen,

Franzensfeste Franzensfeste (; ) is a ''comune'' and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is named after the large Franzensfeste Fortress erected from 1833 to 1838 and Franzensfeste railway station, Franzensfeste station is also known as an important ...

Mölten Mölten (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,622 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics ...

Ratschings Ratschings (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about north of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 4,363 and an area of .All demograp ...

Ritten Ritten (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy. Territory The community is named after the high plateau, elevation , the Ritten or the Renon, on which most of the villages are located. The plateau forms the southe ...

Jenesien Jenesien (; ) 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 2,952 and an area of .All demo ...

, St. Leonhard in Passeier,

Schenna Schenna (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located in the Passeier Valley, about northwest of the city of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,841 and an area of .Al ...

Vahrn Vahrn (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of the city of Bolzano. Geography Vahrn borders the following municipalities: Brixen, Klausen, Franzensfeste, Natz-Schabs, Sarntal and Feldthur ...

Vöran Vöran (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano. Geography As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 927 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: ...

and

Villanders Villanders (; ) is a village and ''comune'' in South Tyrol in northern Italy with 1,875 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2013). It is located in the Eisack Valley above Klausen. Geography Villanders lies on the ''Villanderer Berg'' (Mountain of ...

. The

Durnholzer See The Durnholzer See (; ) is a lake in the Sarntal Alps in South Tyrol, Italy. It belongs to the municipality of Sarntal Sarntal (; ) is a valley and a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about north of the city ...

is located in the municipal territory. The main river is the

Talfer The Talfer (; ) is a river located in South Tyrol, Italy. It flows into the Eisack in Bolzano Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano ...

, which has its source at the ''Weißhorn'' mountain in the ''Pensertal''.

History

The village of Sarnthein was first mentioned in 1211.

Coat of arms

The emblem represents an or

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’s head on

azure Azure may refer to: Color * Azure (color), a hue of blue ** Azure (heraldry) ** Shades of azure, shades and variations Arts and media * ''Azure'' (Art Farmer and Fritz Pauer album), 1987 * Azure (Gary Peacock and Marilyn Crispell album), 2013 * ...

. The insignia looks like that of the various Lords who administered the territory since 1315, but since 1681 they were named Counts of Sarnthein (''Grafen von Sarnthein'') living in the ''Kellerburg'' Castle. The emblem was adopted in 1967.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 97.19% of the population speak German, 2.69% Italian and 0.12% Ladin as first language.

Notable people

Franz Thaler Franz Thaler (6 March 1925 in Sarntal – 29 October 2015) was an author from South Tyrol, a peacock quill embroiderer and a survivor of the concentration camp in Dachau concentration camp, Dachau and satellite camp in :de:KZ-Außenlager Hersbruck, ...

(1925 in Sarntal – 2015), an author, a peacock quill embroiderer and a survivor of the concentration camp in Dachau *

Gustav Hofer Gustav Hofer (Sarntal, 9 May 1976) is an Italians, Italian film director, screenwriter, journalist and TV host. Biography Gustav Hofer graduated in "Communication sciences" in Vienna and then in "Cinema" in London. Later he moved to Rome whe ...

(Sarntal, 1976), film director, screenwriter, journalist and TV host IMDb Database
retrieved 15 June 2019

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of South Tyrol Valleys of Italy