St. Martin in Passeier (German pronunciation: [saŋkt ˈmartɪn ʔɪn paˈsaɪɐ]; Italian: San Martino in Passiria [sam marˈtiːno im pasˈsiːrja]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italian, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,137 and an area of 30.5 square kilometres (11.8 sq mi).[3]
The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Saltaus (Saltusio), Quellenhof (Sorgente), Ried (Novale), Kalmtal (Valclava), Christl (Cresta), Flon (Vallone), and Matatz (Montaccio),
St Martin in Passeier borders the following municipalities: Moos in Passeier, Riffian, and St Leonhard in Passeier.
History
Coat-of-arms
The coat of arms is argent and azure party per pale; in the first part is an azure halberd, in the second half an argent wheel, with four rays. The halberd symbolizes the privileges of the free farmers, while the wheel the village laboriousness.[4]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 98.77% of the population speak German, 1.16% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.[5]
Demographic evolution
Tourism
In 2017 it was the venue for the Linuxbierwanderung.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ (in Italian) Tirol Atlas: St. Martin in Passeier
- ^ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
External links
Media related to St. Martin in Passeier at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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