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Welsberg-Taisten
Welsberg-Taisten
Comune
	Marktgemeinde Welsberg-Taisten; Comune di Monguelfo-Tesido
	Welsberg-Taisten
	Coat of arms
	Location of Welsberg-Taisten
	Welsberg-Taisten Location of Welsberg-Taisten in Italy Welsberg-Taisten Welsberg-Taisten (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°45′N 12°7′E / 46.750°N 12.117°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Ried (Novale), Wiesen (Prati), Unterrain (Riva di Sotto), Taisten (Tesido)
Government
• Mayor	Dominik Oberstaller
Area
• Total	46 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation	1,087 m (3,566 ft)
Highest elevation	2,687 m (8,816 ft)
Lowest elevation	1,042 m (3,419 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
• Total	2,809
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Welsberger; Italian: di Monguelfo
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39035
Dialing code	0474
Website	Official website

Welsberg-Taisten (German: [ˈvɛlsbɛrk ˈtaɪstn̩]; Italian: Monguelfo-Tesido [moŋˈɡwɛlfo ˈteːzido]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 2,809 and an area of 46.6 square kilometres (18.0 sq mi).^[2] Welsberg-Taisten borders the following municipalities: Prags, Rasen-Antholz, Olang, Gsies, and Niederdorf.

Frazioni

The municipality of Welsberg-Taisten contains the frazioni (parishes) Welsberg (Monguelfo), Ried (Novale), Wiesen (Prati), Unterrain (Riva di Sotto) and Taisten (Tesido). Taisten lies 1,212 metres (3,976 ft) above sea level in the Puster Valley, east of Bruneck.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is quarterly argent and sable. It is the arms of the Earls of Welsberg, whose castle was in the municipality, which gave to the village its name. The emblem was adopted in 1932.^[3]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 95.08% of the population speak German, 4.57% Italian and 0.35% Ladin as first language.^[4]

Demographic evolution

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
^ Heraldry of the World: Welsberg
^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

External links

Media related to Welsberg-Taisten at Wikimedia Commons

(in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v18-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)

[3] Heraldry of the World: Welsberg

[4] "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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