Tscherms

Tscherms
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Tscherms Comune di Cermes
Lebenberg Castle
Tscherms Location of Tscherms in Italy
Coordinates: 46°38′N 11°9′E / 46.633°N 11.15°E / 46.633; 11.15Coordinates: 46°38′N 11°9′E / 46.633°N 11.15°E / 46.633; 11.15
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
- Mayor	Roland Pernthaler
Area
- Total	6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (Nov. 2010)
- Total	1,398
- Density	211.8/km2 (548.6/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Tschermser Italian: cermesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39010
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Tscherms (Italian: Cermes) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km north of Trento and about 20 km northwest of Bolzano (Bozen). Once part of the commune of Marling Tscherms became a commune on its own in 1897.^[1]

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 1,398 and an area of 6.6 km².^[2]

Tscherms borders the following municipalities: Lana, Marling and Merano.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem is a rampant fox on or background. It is the sign of the Lords of Fuchsberg owners of the village from 1427 to 1832. The arms was adopted in 1966.^[3]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 95.54% of the population speak German, 4.37% Italian and 0.09% Ladin as first language.^[4]

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ http://www.gemeinde.tscherms.bz.it/system/web/zusatzseite.aspx?menuonr=219551862&detailonr=217475973
2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. ^ Heraldry of the World: Tscherms
4. ^ 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