Martell, South Tyrol


Martell is a valley and comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located in the Martell Valley of the long river Plima, about west of Bolzano. The commune reaches from an elevation of up to the of the Zufallspitze which towers over the southeastern end of the valley.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 884 and an area of.
Martell borders mainly to the municipality of Latsch at the bottom of the valley. Other neighbors based in the Vinschgau of the Adige are Stilfs, Laas and Schlanders. Ulten is in the neighboring valley to the East, while Peio, Rabbi and Valfurva are to the south.

Frazioni

Apart from the main village of Gand, the municipality of Martell contains the frazioni of Ennetal, Ennewasser, Gand, Meiern, and Sonnenberg, as well as several farms and hotels.

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows two-headed sable eagle, with an or halo, placed on argent mountain and azure background. The two colors means that the municipality reaches a high altitude, up to the glaciers. According to legend, the right to adorn the city arms with the imperial eagle was recognized for the courage showed, from the residents, in the Battle of Schanzen nearby Colorano. The emblem was adopted in 1969.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 100% of the population speak German as first language, making it the only comune in Italy without any native speakers of Italian.

Demographic evolution


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