Plaus
Plaus | |
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| Gemeinde Plaus Comune di Plaus | |
 Church | |
Location of Plaus  | |
  Plaus Location of Plaus in Italy  Plaus Plaus (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates:46°39′N11°02′E/ 46.650°N 11.033°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol(BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jürgen Klotz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.9 km2(1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 683 |
| • Density | 140/km2(360/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Plauser Italian: plausini |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 39025 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official website |
Plaus(Italian pronunciation:[ˈplaus];German pronunciation:[plaʊ̯s]) is acomune(municipality) and a village inSouth Tyrolin northernItaly,located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of the city ofBolzano.
Geography[edit]
As of July 2023, the municipality had a population of 762 and an area of 187.0 square kilometres (72.2 sq mi).[3][4]
Plausis one of the three municipalities of South Tyrol whose name remained unchanged by the early 20th centuryrenaming programmewhich aimed at replacing mostly Germanplace nameswithItalianisedversions, the other two beingGaisandLana.[5]
Plaus borders the following municipalities:Algund,NaturnsandPartschins.
History[edit]
Coat-of-arms[edit]
The shield isargentafessgulesand threesableeagles.It is the arms of the Lord ofTarant,who lived in theTarantsbergCastle until 1291. The emblem was adopted in 1966.[6]
Society[edit]
Linguistic distribution[edit]
According to the 2011 census, 97.58% of the population speakGermanand 2.42%Italianas their first language.[7]
Demographic evolution[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Bilancio demografico mensile".demo.istat.it.Retrieved2023-10-23.
- ^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.
- ^Olt, Reinhard (28 September 2000)."Am Eisack (Isarco) und an der Etsch (Adige) Namen in Südtirol wecken nationale Leidenschaften".Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^Heraldry of the World: Plaus
- ^"Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011".astat info(38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012.Retrieved2012-06-14.
External links[edit]
- Official Website of the municipality of Plaus(in German and Italian)
Media related toPlausat Wikimedia Commons
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