Ulten (German pronunciation: [ˈʊltn̩]; Italian: Ultimo [ˈultimo]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Bolzano.

Ulten
Comune
Gemeinde Ulten Comune di Ultimo
Church of St. Gertrud in Ulten
Location of Ulten
Ulten Location of Ulten in Italy Show map of Italy Ulten Ulten (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) Show map of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°52′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	St. Gertraud (San Gertrude), St. Nikolaus (San Nicolò), St. Walburg (Santa Valburga)
Government
• Mayor	Stefan Schwarz (SVP)
Area [1]
• Total	208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi)
Elevation	1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Population  (Nov. 2010)[2]
• Total	2,934
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Ultner Italian: della val d'Ultimo
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39016
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per pale of argent; the first part shows half Tyrolean eagle; the second part is tierced per fess of sable and argent. It is the arms of the Counts of Eschenlch and the Tyrolean eagle represents the membership to the Tirol. The emblem was granted in 1967.[3]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 99.40% of the population speak German, 0.53% Italian and 0.07% Ladin as first language.[4]

Demographic evolution

• note: in 1897 the largest village of Ulten St. Pankraz became a Gemeinde on its own.

References

External links

• (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

Media related to Ulten at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

[ru] Ультимо