St. Pankraz | |
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| Gemeinde St. Pankraz Comune di San Pancrazio | |
Sankt Pankraz | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′N 11°5′E / 46.583°N 11.083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Holzner |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.1 km2 (24.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 735 m (2,411 ft) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
• Total | 1,589 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Pankrazer Italian: di San Pancrazio |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39010 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Patron saint | Saint Pancras |
| Website | Official website |
St. Pankraz (German pronunciation: [saŋkt ˈpaŋkrats]; Italian: San Pancrazio [sam paŋˈkrattsjo]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,589 and an area of 63.1 square kilometres (24.4 sq mi).
Sankt Pankraz borders the following municipalities: Lana, Laurein, Naturns, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix, Tisens, Ulten, and Castelfondo.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a tower with battlements, with a pavilion azure roof, surrounded by a wall above a vert hill with two fir-trees on each side on argent. The castle tower corresponds to the Eschenloch Castle built in the twelfth century by the Counts of Ulten. The emblem was adopted in 1968.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 98.99% of the population spoke German, 0.95% Italian and 0.07% Ladin as their first language.
Demographic evolution
Personalities
- Blasius Marsoner (1924–1991), poet, historian and translator of the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri
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.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: St. Pankraz
- ^ "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. Pankraz at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality