Plaus
| Plaus | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Gemeinde Plaus Comune di Plaus | |
|
Church | |
  Plaus Location of Plaus in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′N 11°02′E / 46.650°N 11.033°ECoordinates: 46°39′N 11°02′E / 46.650°N 11.033°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province / Metropolitan city | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jürgen Klotz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 683 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) |
German: Plauser Italian: plausini |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39025 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official website |
Plaus (Italian pronunciation: [ˈplaus]; German pronunciation: [plaʊ̯s]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 683 and an area of 187.0 square kilometres (72.2 sq mi).[1]
Plaus is one of the three municipalities of South Tyrol whose name remained unchanged by the early 20th century renaming programme which aimed at replacing mostly German place names with Italianised versions, the other two being Gais and Lana.[2]
Plaus borders the following municipalities: Algund, Naturns and Partschins.
History
Coat-of-arms
The shield is argent a fess gules and three sable eagles. It is the arms of the Lord of Tarant, who lived in the Tarantsberg Castle until 1291. The emblem was adopted in 1966.[3]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2011 census, 97.58% of the population speak German and 2.42% Italian as their first language.[4]
Demographic evolution
References
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ 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. Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
External links
- Official Website of the municipality of Plaus (in German and Italian)
Media related to Plaus at Wikimedia Commons
