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Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße

Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße (German pronunciation: [kʊrˈtatʃ an deːɐ̯ ˈvaɪnˌʃtraːsə]; Italian: Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino [korˈtattʃa sulla ˈstraːda del ˈviːno]), often abbreviated to Kurtatsch or Cortaccia, is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the city of Bolzano.

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Geography

It borders the following municipalities: Neumarkt, Margreid, Tramin, Coredo, Roverè della Luna, Ton, Tres, and Vervò.

Coat of arms

The emblem shows an or postillion hornet with tassels on azure background; at the corners are placed four six-pointed or stars. The postillon’s hornet indicates that the village was a postal station; the star represent the four villages in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1967.[4]

Historic sights

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.25% of the population speak German, 3.36% Italian and 0.38% Ladin as first language.[5]

References

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    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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    All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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    "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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    Heraldry of the World: Kurtatsch
  5. [5]
    "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.

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