Martell, South Tyrol

Martell
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Martell Comune di Martello
Martell Location of Martell in Italy
Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°47′E / 46.55°N 10.783°E / 46.55; 10.783Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°47′E / 46.55°N 10.783°E / 46.55; 10.783
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Ennetal (Val d'Enne), Ennewasser (Transacqua), Gand (Ganda), Meiern, Sonnenberg (Montesole)
Government
– Mayor	Georg Altstätter
Area
– Total	143.7 km2 (55.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,312 m (4,304 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
– Total	884
– Density	6.2/km2 (15.9/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Marteller Italian: martellesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39020
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Martell (Italian: Martello) is a valley and comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is located in the Martell Valley of the 28,5 km long river Plima, about 60 km northwest of Trento and about 45 km west of Bolzano (Bozen). The commune reaches from an elevation of 957m up to the 3757m of the Zufallspitze (Italian: Monte Cevedale) which towers over the southeastern end of the valley.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 884 and an area of 143.7 km².^[1]

Apart from the main village of Gand (Ganda), the municipality of Martell contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Ennetal (Val d'Enne), Ennewasser (Transacqua), Gand (Ganda), Meiern, and Sonnenberg (Montesole), as well as several farms and hotels.

Martell borders mainly to the municipality of Latsch at the bottom of the valley. Other neighbors based in the Vinschgau of the Adige are Stilfs, Laas and Schlanders. Ulten is in the neighboring valley to the East, while Peio, Rabbi and Valfurva are to the south.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows two-headed sable eagle, with an or halo, placed on argent mountain and azure background. The two colors means that the municipality reaches a high altitude, up to the glaciers. According to legend, the right to adorn the city arms with the imperial eagle was recognized for the courage showed, from the residents, in the Battle of Schanzen nearby Colorano. The emblem was adopted in 1969.^[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 99.30% of the population speak German and 0.70% Italian as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ Heraldry of the world: Martell
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