Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße


Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße, often abbreviated to Kurtatsch or Cortaccia, is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about southwest of the city of Bolzano.
Kurtatsch borders the following municipalities: Neumarkt, Margreid, Tramin, Coredo, Roverè della Luna, Ton, Tres, and Vervò.

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows an or postillion hornet with tassels on azure background; at the corners are placed four six-pointed or stars. The postillon’s hornet indicates that the village was a postal station; the star represent the four villages in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1967.

Historic sights

According to the 2011 census, 96.25% of the population speak German, 3.36% Italian and 0.38% Ladin as first language.