Sankt Pankraz (; it, San Pancrazio ) 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 ...

'' (municipality) in

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

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 1,589 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Sankt Pankraz borders the following municipalities:

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Laurein Laurein (; it, Lauregno ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 346 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italia ...

, Naturns, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix, Tisens,

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 ...

, and Castelfondo.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a tower with battlements, with a pavilion

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roof, surrounded by a wall above a

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hill with two fir-trees on each side on

argent In heraldry, argent () is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions t ...

. The castle tower corresponds to the ''Eschenloch'' Castle built in the twelfth century by the Counts of ''Ulten''. The emblem was adopted in 1968.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 98.84% of the population spoke German, 0.96% Italian and 0.19% Ladin as their first language.

Demographic evolution

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Personalities

Blasius Marsoner Blasius may refer to: * various saints, including Saint Blaise (the French form of Blasius) * August Wilhelm Heinrich Blasius (1845–1912), German ornithologist * Blasius of Parma (ca. 1345–1416), natural philosopher, born in Parma * Frédéric ...

(1924-1991), poet, historian and translator of the

Divine Comedy The ''Divine Comedy'' ( it, Divina Commedia ) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun 1308 and completed in around 1321, shortly before the author's death. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature a ...

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His '' Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: ...

References

External links

Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control Municipalities of South Tyrol Nonsberg Group