Mals
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Mals (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess: the upper of gules a fess argent, at the bottom or three gules circles arranged in a triangle upside-down. It is the combination of coats of arms of the House of Austria and Medici. The emblem was adopted in 1928.[1]
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,092 and an area of 246.7 square kilometres (95.3 mi2).[2] The Zerzer Tal, a side valley of the Vinschgau, is in Mals.
Mals borders the following municipalities: Graun im Vinschgau, Glurns, Laas, Scuol (Switzerland), Schnals, Sent (Switzerland), Schlanders, Schluderns, Sölden (Austria), and Taufers im Münstertal.
Frazioni
The municipality of Mals contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets): Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), Script error: No such module "Lang". (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), and Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo).
Climate and Temperature
Script error: No such module "weather box". Mals has a cool, wet climate. Frost is common from October to May and is even recorded in the summer, although temperatures below −1C are rare from June to September. Most winter days fail to rise above freezing. Summer is generally mild, but most summers see temperatures rise above 20C on several days.
Transportation
The commune is the northern terminus of the train from Meran. The trip from Merano takes approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. Trains depart hourly. There is also local bus service between Mals and Schlanders.[4]
Notable people
- Johann Rufinatscha (1812–1893), an Austrian composer, theorist and music teacher
- Walter Caldonazzi (1916–1945), an important resistance fighter against Nazi Germany[5]
- Karl Plattner (1919–1986), painter.
- Gabriel Grüner (1963–1999), journalist for Stern magazine, shot by Yugoslav soldiers
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 97.23% of the population speak German, 2.70% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.[6]
Demographic evolution
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Gallery
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St. Benedict's Church in Mals
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St. Veit am Bichl in Tartsch
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Tower of the old St. John's Church
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The tower Fröhlichsturm in Mals
References
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- ^ Heraldry of the World: Mals
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mals, Italy Weather Averages". World Weather Online. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SII Timetables". SAD Trasporto Locale S.p.A. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Caldonazzi, Walter
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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
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- Municipality of Mals Homepage (in German and Italian)
- General information about Mals, Tourism and Shopping Script error: No such module "webarchive". (English)
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