Mals | ||
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Comune | ||
Gemeinde Mals Comune di Malles Venosta |
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Location of Mals in Italy | ||
Coordinates: 46°42′N 10°33′E / 46.700°N 10.550°ECoordinates: 46°42′N 10°33′E / 46.700°N 10.550°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
Province / Metropolitan city | South Tyrol (BZ) | |
Frazioni | Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), Schlinig (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo) | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Ulrich Veith | |
Area | ||
• Total | 246.7 km2 (95.3 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 1,051 m (3,448 ft) | |
Population (Nov. 2010) | ||
• Total | 5,092 | |
• Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | German:Malser Italian: mallesi |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 39024 | |
Dialing code | 0473 | |
Website | Official website |
Mals (German pronunciation: [mals]; Italian: Malles Venosta [ˈmallez veˈnɔsta]) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria.
The emblem is party per fess: the upper of gules a fess argent, at the bottom or three gules circles arranged in a triangle upside-down. It is the combination of coats of arms of the House of Austria and Medici. The emblem was adopted in 1928.
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,092 and an area of 246.7 square kilometres (95.3 sq mi).
Mals borders the following municipalities: Graun im Vinschgau, Glurns, Laas, Scuol (Switzerland), Schnals, Sent (Switzerland), Schlanders, Schluderns, Sölden (Austria), and Taufers im Münstertal.
The municipality of Mals contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), Schlinig (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), and Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo).