Vintl (; ; ) 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) 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
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
, located about northeast 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 November 30, 2010, it had a population of 3,264 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (; Istat) is the primary source of official statistics in Italy. The institute conducts a variety of activities, including the census of population, economic censuses, and numerous social, economic, a ...
.
The municipality of Vintl contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') 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 consolidat ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Niedervintl (Vandoies di Sotto), Obervintl (Vandioes di Sopra), Weitental (Vallarga) and Pfunders (Fundres).
Vintl borders the following municipalities:
Kiens
Kiens (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,726 and an area of .Overall demographics and other statisti ...
,
Mühlbach,
Rodeneck
Rodeneck (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Geography
Rodeneck borders the following municipalities: Kiens, Lüsen, Mühlbach, Natz-Schabs, St. Lorenzen and Vintl. In Rodeneck there are 7 muni ...
,
Mühlwald,
Terenten, and
Pfitsch.
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Pfunderer Mountains
The ridges south-west of the main chain of the Zillertal are called the Pfunderer Mountains and occupy an area of about 300 km². The Pfunderer valley is embedded in them. They also enclose the
Valler Valley in the west, form the mountain chain with the
Pfitscher Valley and extend eastwards into the municipalities of Mühlwald and Terenten. The most prominent peaks in the municipality of Vintl include the Niederer Weißzint (3,263 m) and the
Grabspitze () near the Pfunderer Joch, the highest peak on the ridge between the Pfitscher valley and Weitenberger Kar, the
Wurmaulspitze (), the highest summit west of the Weitenberger Alm, the
Napfspitze () south of the Eisbruggjoch col, the
Hochgrubbachspitze (2,819 m), the highest point in the eastern Pfunderer and, in front of it, the
Eidechsspitze (), the ''
Hausberg'' of Vintl. A well-known hiking trail is the
Pfunderer Ridgeway starting from
Sterzing
Sterzing (; ) is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is the main town of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Hi ...
and leading up through the Pfunderer mountains to the area of
Bruneck
Bruneck (; or Ladin language, Ladin: ''Bornech'' or ''Burnech''; or ''Brunopolis'') is the largest town in the Puster Valley in the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol.
Geography
Bruneck rises up in the middle of a wide valley (perhaps a ...
.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 97.09% of the population speak German, 2.29% Italian and 0.62%
Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns
Vintl is
twinned with:
*
Siegsdorf, Germany, since 1970
References
Further reading
*Paul Gruber: ''Vintl. Geschichte und Gegenwart einer Gemeinde'', Schützenkompanie Bartlmä von Guggenberg, Athesiadruck Bozen, Vintl 1981
*Karl Gruber: ''Kirchenkunst in Niedervintl, Obervintl, Weitental und Pfunders'', Tappeiner Verlag, Lana 1994,
External links
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol