Pfalzen

Pfalzen (German pronunciation: [ˈpfaltsn̩]; Italian: Falzes [ˈfaltses]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

Pfalzen
Comune
Gemeinde Pfalzen Comune di Falzes
Pfalzen
Coat of arms
Location of Pfalzen
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Coordinates: 46°49′N 11°53′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Greinwalden (Grimaldo), Issing (Issengo)
Government
• Mayor	Roland Tinkhauser (SVP)
Area [1]
• Total	33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,022 m (3,353 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2015)[2]
• Total	2.753
• Density	0.083/km2 (0.21/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Pfalzner Italian: di Falzes
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39030
Dialing code	0474
Website	Official website

Geography

As of July 2023, it had a population of 3,106 and an area of 33.3 square kilometres (12.9 sq mi).^[3][4]

Pfalzen borders the following municipalities: Bruneck, Kiens, Gais, St. Lorenzen and Mühlwald.

Frazioni

The municipality of Pfalzen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Greinwalden (Grimaldo) and Issing (Issengo).

History

Coat-of-arms

The escutcheon is party per pale of gules and argent; with a sickle in each side of opposite color. It is the coat of arms of the Plazoll zu Assling, Lords of Pfalzen in the Middle Ages, who built the castle of Sichelburg (sichel in German means sickle). The emblem was adopted in 1967.^[5]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 94.15% of the population speak German, 4.58% Italian and 1.26% Ladin as first language.^[6]

Demographic evolution

Notable people

• Fabian Aichner - professional wrestler
• Luis Durnwalder - former Governor of South Tyrol (1989–2014)