Sarntal (; it, Sarentino ) is a valley and 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 ...
'' (municipality) in
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 north 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 ...
. 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 (; it, Avelengo ) is an Italian ''comune'' (municipality) and home of the famous Haflinger horse.
Hafling is located in South Tyrol in northern Italy, about northwest of Bolzano and high above the valley basin of Merano.
Geography
As ...
,
Freienfeld,
Klausen,
Franzensfeste
Franzensfeste (; it, Fortezza ) is a ''comune'' in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is named after the large Franzensfeste Fortress erected from 1833 to 1838 and Franzensfeste station is also known as an important railway hub.
Geography
Fran ...
,
Mölten,
Ratschings,
Ritten
Ritten (; it, Renon ) 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 ...
,
Jenesien,
St. Leonhard in Passeier,
Schenna
Schenna (; it, Scena ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) 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 .All ...
,
Vahrn,
Vöran
Vöran (; it, Verano ) 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 ...
and
Villanders. The
Durnholzer See is located in the municipal territory.
The main river is the
Talfer, 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 deer
Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the ...
’s head on
azure. 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 2011 census, 98.07% of the population speak German, 1.82% Italian and 0.10%
Ladin as first language.
Notable people
*
Franz Thaler (1925 in Sarntal – 2015), an author, a peacock quill embroiderer and a survivor of the concentration camp in Dachau
*
Gustav Hofer (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