Montan

"Montagna" redirects here. For the Italian Renaissance painter and architect, see Bartolomeo Montagna.

Montan
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Montan Comune di Montagna
Montan Location of Montan in Italy
Coordinates: 46°20′N 11°18′E / 46.333°N 11.3°E / 46.333; 11.3Coordinates: 46°20′N 11°18′E / 46.333°N 11.3°E / 46.333; 11.3
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Glen (Gleno), Gschnon (Casignano), Kaltenbrunn (Fontanefredde), Pinzon (Pinzano)
Government
- Mayor	Monika Delvai Hilber
Area
- Total	18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population (Nov. 2010)
- Total	1,634
- Density	86.5/km2 (223.9/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Montaner Italian: montagnesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39040
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Montan (Italian: Montagna) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 35 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 20 km south of the city of Bolzano (Bozen).

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,634 and an area of 18.9 km².^[1]

The municipality of Montan contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Glen (Gleno), Gschnon (Casignano), Kaltenbrunn (Fontanefredde) and Pinzon (Pinzano).

Montan borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Auer, Neumarkt, Salorno, Truden and Capriana.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents an argent lion, with fixed eyes and claws of or, on azure. It is the arms of the Lords of Enn who built the Castle in the twelfth century. The emblem was granted in 1967. ^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 93.82% of the population speak German, 6.04% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ Heraldry of the World: Montan
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
• (German) (Italian) Homepage of Montan