Marling, South Tyrol

For other meanings, see Marling (disambiguation).

Marling
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Marling Comune di Marlengo
Marling Location of Marling in Italy
Coordinates: 46°39′N 11°9′E / 46.65°N 11.15°E / 46.65; 11.15Coordinates: 46°39′N 11°9′E / 46.65°N 11.15°E / 46.65; 11.15
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
- Mayor	Dr. Walter Mairhofer
Area
- Total	12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population (Nov. 2010)
- Total	2,517
- Density	196.6/km2 (509.3/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Marlinger Italian: marlinghesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39020
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Marling (Italian: Marlengo) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km north of Trento and about 25 km northwest of Bolzano (Bozen).

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,517 and an area of 12.8 km².^[1]

Marling borders the following municipalities: Tscherms, Algund, Lana, Meran and Partschins.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is argent a fess azure and a gules rampant lion . These are the arms of the Lords of Marling who lived in two castles in the village until 1426. The emblem was adopted in 1966. ^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 88.50% of the population speak German, 11.26% Italian and 0.24% Ladin as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Marling
3. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10

External links

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality