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Latsch
View on WikipediaLatsch (German pronunciation: [latʃ]; Italian: Laces [ˈlaːtʃes]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Key Information
Geography
[edit]As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,156 and an area of 78.8 square kilometres (30.4 sq mi).[3]
Latsch (Laces) borders the following municipalities: Kastelbell-Tschars, Martell, Schnals, Schlanders, and Ulten.
Frazioni
[edit]The municipality of Latsch contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Goldrain (Coldrano), Morter, St. Martin am Kofel (San Martino al Monte) and Tarsch (Tarres)
Gallery
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road panorama between Latsch and Kastelbell -
The church Unsere Liebe Frau auf dem Bichl (Our Lady on the Hill) -
Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church -
Saint Nicholas
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History
[edit]Coat-of-arms
[edit]The emblem represents a vert centered branch, with three roses of gules and or petal in the center. It is the sign of the Lords of Annenberg owners, from 1312 to 1695, of the castle. The coat of arms was granted in 1930.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Manfred Fuchs (1938 in Latsch – 2014) entrepreneur and space pioneer
Society
[edit]Linguistic distribution
[edit]According to the 2024 census, 96.55% of the population speak German, 3.38% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.[5]
Demographic evolution
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Latsch
- ^ "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
[edit]- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
Media related to Latsch at Wikimedia Commons
