San Martin de Tor

San Martin de Tor
San Martin de Tor
Comune
	Comun de San Martin de Tor; Gemeinde St. Martin in Thurn; Comune di San Martino in Badia
	Location of San Martin de Tor
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	Coordinates: 46°41′N 11°54′E / 46.683°N 11.900°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Antermëia (Antermoia/Untermoi), Lungiarü (Longiarù/Campill), Picolin (Piccolino/Pikolein)
Government
• Mayor	Giorgio Costabiei
Area
• Total	76.5 km2 (29.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,127 m (3,698 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
• Total	1,726
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: ; Italian: badiotti
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39030
Dialing code	0474
Website	Official website

San Martin de Tor (Italian: San Martino in Badia [sam marˈtiːno im baˈdiːa]; German: St. Martin in Thurn [saŋkt ˈmartɪn ɪn ˈtʊrn]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,726 and an area of 76.5 square kilometres (29.5 sq mi).^[3]

San Martin is home to the Istitut Ladin Micurà de Rü, which is tasked with preserving and promoting the Ladin culture and language.

San Martin borders the following municipalities: Badia, Brixen, Corvara, La Val, Lüsen, Mareo, Santa Cristina Gherdëina, Sëlva and Villnöß.

Frazioni

The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Antermëia (Antermoia/Untermoi), Lungiarü (Longiarù/Campill), and Picolin (Piccolino/Pikolein).

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per cross: the first quarter represents an argent tower with azure roof on sable; the second one is an argent cross pattée on gules, above three vert mountains. The third part of vert and the fourth of sable. The tower is a reference to Tor Castle and resumes the insignia of a noble family; the cross over the mountains recalls that the town was once the Courts.^[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 96.71% of the population speak Ladin, 1.82% Italian and 1.47% German as first language.^[5]

Demographic evolution

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ (in Italian)Comuniweb: San Martin de Tor
^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

External links

Homepage of the municipality (in German and Italian)
Media related to San Martin de Tor at Wikimedia Commons

[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v18-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v18-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-3] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[4] (in Italian)Comuniweb: San Martin de Tor

[5] "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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