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Klausen/Chiusa | |
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| Gemeinde Klausen Comune di Chiusa Chemum de Tluses | |
 View of Klausen | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Klausen/Chiusa Location within Italy  Klausen/Chiusa Location within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
| Coordinates: 46°38′N 11°34′E / 46.633°N 11.567°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Gufidaun (Gudon), Latzfons (Lazfons), Verdings (Verdignes) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peter Gasser |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.4 km2 (19.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 523 m (1,716 ft) |
| Population (31-12-2026)[2] | |
• Total | 5,225 |
| • Density | 102/km2 (263/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German:Klausner Italian: chiusani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39043 |
| Dialing code | 0472 |
| Website | www |
Klausen (Austrian German: [ˈklaʊsn̩]; Italian: Chiusa [ˈkjuːza]; Ladin: Tluses or Tlüses) is an urban comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
Geography
[edit]As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,144 and an area of 51.4 square kilometres (19.8 mi2).[4]
Klausen borders the following municipalities: Feldthurns, Lajen, Sarntal, Vahrn, Villanders and Villnöß.
Frazioni
[edit]The municipality of Klausen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Gufidaun (Gudon), Latzfons (Lazfons), and Verdings (Verdignes).
History
[edit]Klausen is first mentioned in 1027, in a document issued by emperor Conrad II, as Clausa sub Sabiona sita, meaning chasm below the Säben Abbey.[5]
Coat-of-arms
[edit]The emblem represents an argent dexter key on gules. The emblem was used as a seal from 1448, known from 1397 and granted in 1540 by Cardinal Bernhard von Cles, Bishop of Brixen.[6]
Society
[edit]Linguistic distribution
[edit]According to the 2024 census, 90.66% of the population speak German, 8.46% Italian and 0.87% Ladin as a first language.[7]
Demographic evolution
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1921 | 2,588 | — |
| 1931 | 3,218 | +2.20% |
| 1936 | 3,107 | −0.70% |
| 1951 | 3,344 | +0.49% |
| 1961 | 3,632 | +0.83% |
| 1971 | 3,958 | +0.86% |
| 1981 | 4,098 | +0.35% |
| 1991 | 4,284 | +0.44% |
| 2001 | 4,613 | +0.74% |
Twin / associated cities
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Trentino Alto Adige" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ Martin Bitschnau; Hannes Obermair (2009). Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Abteilung: Die Urkunden zur Geschichte des Inn-, Eisack- und Pustertals. Vol. 1: Bis zum Jahr 1140. Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. pp. 171–2 no. 199. ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8.
- ↑ Heraldry of the World: Klausen
- ↑ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ↑ Nürnberg International - Informationen zu den Auslandsbeziehungen der Stadt Nürnberg
- ↑ "Planegg und seine Partner - Gemeinde Planegg". Archived from the original on 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
External links
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Media related to Klausen at Wikimedia Commons- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality
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