• Source: Pfalzen

Pfalzen (German pronunciation: [ˈpfaltsn̩]; Italian: Falzes [ˈfaltses]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Bolzano.




Geography


As of July 2023, it had a population of 3,106 and an area of 33.3 square kilometres (12.9 sq mi).
Pfalzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Gais, St. Lorenzen and Mühlwald.




= Frazioni

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The municipality of Pfalzen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Greinwalden (Grimaldo) and Issing (Issengo).




History






= Coat-of-arms

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The escutcheon is party per pale of gules and argent; with a sickle in each side of opposite color. It is the coat of arms of the Plazoll zu Assling, Lords of Pfalzen in the Middle Ages, who built the castle of Sichelburg (sichel in German means sickle). The emblem was adopted in 1967.




Society






= Linguistic distribution

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According to the 2011 census, 96.25% of the population speak German, 2.36% Italian and 1.39% Ladin as first language.




= Demographic evolution

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Notable people


Fabian Aichner - professional wrestler
Luis Durnwalder - former Governor of South Tyrol (1989–2014)




References






External links


Media related to Pfalzen at Wikimedia Commons

(in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kapel kastel
• Gereja Santo Severus, Erfurt
• Pfalzen
• Kaiserpfalz
• Holy Roman Empire
• Oswald von Wolkenstein
• Imperial castle
• Giovanni Vinci
• St. Lorenzen
• Iclingas
• Luis Durnwalder
• Palas