Ulten

Ulten
Ulten
Comune
	Gemeinde Ulten; Comune di Ultimo
	Church of St. Gertrud in Ulten
	Location of Ulten
	Ulten Location of Ulten in Italy Ulten Ulten (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°52′E / 46.550°N 10.867°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	St. Gertraud (San Gertrude), St. Nikolaus (San Nicolò), St. Walburg (Santa Valburga)
Government
• Mayor	Stefan Schwarz (SVP)
Area
• Total	208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi)
Elevation	1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
• Total	2,934
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Ultner; Italian: della val d'Ultimo
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39016
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Ulten (German pronunciation: [ˈʊltn̩]; Italian: Ultimo [ˈultimo]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Bolzano.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per pale of argent; the first part shows half Tyrolean eagle; the second part is tierced per fess of sable and argent. It is the arms of the Counts of Eschenlch and the Tyrolean eagle represents the membership to the Tirol. The emblem was granted in 1967.^[3]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 99.40% of the population speak German, 0.53% Italian and 0.07% Ladin as first language.^[4]

Demographic evolution

note: in 1897 the largest village of Ulten St. Pankraz became a Gemeinde on its own.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Heraldry of the World: Ulten
^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.