Martell, Italy
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| Gemeinde Martell Comune di Martello |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province |  Bolzano-Bozen |
| Mayor | Rag. Peter Gamper |
| Elevation | 1,312 m (4,304 ft) |
| Area | 143.7 km2 (55.5 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
| - Total | 879 |
| - Density | 6 /km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | 46°33′N 10°47′E / 46.55°N 10.783°E |
| Gentilic | German: Marteller Italian: martellesi |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Postal code | 39020 |
| Frazioni | Ennetal (Val d'Enne), Ennewasser (Transacqua), Gand (Ganda), Meiern, Sonnenberg (Montesole) |
| Website: www.gemeinde.martell.bz.it | |
Martell (Italian: Martello; German: Martell; Archaic (1280 AD): Murtella) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is located in the Val Martello (German: Martelltal) of the 28,5km long river Plima, about 60 km northwest of Trento and about 45 km west of Bolzano (Bozen). The commune reaches from an elevation of 957m up to the 3757m of the Zufallspitze (Italian: Monte Cevedale) which towers over the southeastern end of the valley.
As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 879 and an area of 143.7 km².[1] According to the 2001 census, 99.30% of the population speak German and 0.70% Italian as first language.[2]
Apart from the main village of Gand (Ganda), the municipality of Martell contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Ennetal (Val d'Enne), Ennewasser (Transacqua), Gand (Ganda), Meiern, and Sonnenberg (Montesole), as well as several farms and hotels.
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.
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
[edit] External links
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
