Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße

Kurtatsch
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße Comune di Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino
Coat of arms
Kurtatsch Location of Kurtatsch in Italy
Coordinates: 46°19′N 11°13′E / 46.317°N 11.217°E / 46.317; 11.217
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Entiklar (Niclara), Graun (Corona), Hofstatt, Oberfennberg (Favogna), Penon (Penone)
Government
– Mayor	Martin Fischer
Area
– Total	29.4 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Elevation	333 m (1,093 ft)
Population (November 2010[1])
– Total	2,249
– Density	76.5/km2 (198.1/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Kurtatscher Italian: di Cortaccia
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39040
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße (Italian: Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 25 km southwest of the city of Bolzano.

Kurtatsch borders the following municipalities: Neumarkt, Margreid, Tramin, Coredo, Roverè della Luna, Ton, Tres, and Vervò.

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows a or postillion hornet with tassels on azure background; at the corners are placed four six-pointed or stars. The postillon’s hornet indicates that the village was a postal station; the star represent the four villages in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1967.^[2]

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 96.21% of the population speak German, 3.44% Italian and 0.35% Ladin as first language.^[3]

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Kurtatsch
3. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10

External links

• Official website (German) (Italian)