Tiers, South Tyrol

Tiers
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Tiers Comune di Tires
Tiers Location of Tiers in Italy
Coordinates: 46°28′N 11°32′E / 46.467°N 11.533°E / 46.467; 11.533Coordinates: 46°28′N 11°32′E / 46.467°N 11.533°E / 46.467; 11.533
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	St. Zyprian, St. Georg
Government
- Mayor	Karl Markus Villgrattner
Area
- Total	42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Elevation	1,028 m (3,373 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
- Total	979
- Density	23.3/km2 (60.2/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Tierser Italian: tiresani
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39050
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Tiers (Italian: Tires) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the Tiersertal about about 15 km east of the city of Bolzano (Bozen).

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 979 and an area of 42.1 km².^[1]

Tiers borders the following municipalities: Kastelruth, Karneid, Völs am Schlern, Welschnofen, Campitello di Fassa, Mazzin, and Pozza di Fassa.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is formed by a bend, helmet shaped, of argent and azure on gules background. It is the insignia of Lords of Velseck who ruled the village from 1200 until 1470 for the Bishops of Brixen. The emblem was granted in 1968. ^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 97.40% of the population speak German, 2.35% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Tiers
3. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 18, table 10

External links

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
• (English) Tiers am Rosengarten
• (English) Rosengarten Latemar