Nals

For other uses, see NALS (disambiguation).

Nals (German pronunciation: [nals]; Italian: Nalles [ˈnalles]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of the city of Bolzano.

Nals
Comune
Gemeinde Nals Comune di Nalles
Town hall
Location of Nals
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Coordinates: 46°33′N 11°12′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Sirmian (Sirmiano)
Government
• Mayor	Eduard Gasser (SVP)
Area [1]
• Total	12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation	321 m (1,053 ft)
Population  (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	1,815
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Nalser Italian: nalesini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39010
Dialing code	0471
Website	Official website

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,815 and an area of 12.3 square kilometres (4.7 sq mi).^[3]

Nals borders the following municipalities: Andrian, Eppan, Gargazon, Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix, Terlan, and Tisens.

Frazioni

The municipality of Nals contains the frazione (subdivision) Sirmian (Sirmiano).

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is parted quarterly: the first and fourth quarter represent, in a mirror-like manner, a sable ox on argent; the second and third, always as a mirror-like image, represents an argent swan on azure. These are the arms of the Lords of Boymont-Payrsberg who owned the Schwanburg and Payrsberg Castles. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.^[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 88.96% of the population speak German, 10.31% Italian and 0.73% Ladin as first language.^[5]

Demographic evolution