Gargazon

Gargazon (German: [ˈɡarɡatsoːn]; Italian: Gargazzone [ɡarɡatˈtsoːne]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Bolzano.

Gargazon
Comune
Gemeinde Gargazon Comune di Gargazzone
Saint John the Baptist Church
Location of Gargazon
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Coordinates: 46°35′N 11°12′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
• Mayor	Bernhard Paris
Area [1]
• Total	4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population  (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	1,639
• Density	330/km2 (870/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German:Gargazoner Italian: gargazzonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39010
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,639 and an area of 4.9 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi).^[3]

Gargazon borders the following municipalities: Lana, Mölten, Nals, Burgstall, Terlan and Tisens.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents an argent tower on a gules hill with three fruit trees. The tower is the Kröllturm built in 1240 by Bartold von Trauston. The emblem was adopted in 1968.^[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 80.51% of the population speak German, 18.41% Italian and 1.08% Ladin as first language.^[5]

Language	2001[6]	2011[7]	2024[5]
German	78.22%	78.68%	80.51%
Italian	21.32%	20.33%	18.41%
Ladin	0.46%	0.99%	1.08%

Demographic evolution

Panorama

360° panorama of the center of Gargazon