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St. Martin in Passeier
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St. Martin in Passeier (German pronunciation: [saŋkt ˈmartɪn ʔɪn paˈsaɪɐ]; Italian: San Martino in Passiria [sam marˈtiːno im pasˈsiːrja]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italian, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Bolzano.
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Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,137 and an area of 30.5 square kilometres (11.8 sq mi).[3]
The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Saltaus (Saltusio), Quellenhof (Sorgente), Ried (Novale), Kalmtal (Valclava), Christl (Cresta), Flon (Vallone), and Matatz (Montaccio),
St Martin in Passeier borders the following municipalities: Moos in Passeier, Riffian, and St Leonhard in Passeier.
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History
Coat-of-arms
The coat of arms is argent and azure party per pale; in the first part is an azure halberd, in the second half an argent wheel, with four rays. The halberd symbolizes the privileges of the free farmers, while the wheel the village laboriousness.[4]
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 98.77% of the population speak German, 1.16% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.[5]
Demographic evolution
Tourism
In 2017 it was the venue for the Linuxbierwanderung.
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External links
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