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Martell, South Tyrol

Martell
Comune
Gemeinde Martell
Comune di Martello
Martell is located in Italy
Martell
Martell
Location of Martell in Italy
Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°47′E / 46.550°N 10.783°E / 46.550; 10.783Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°47′E / 46.550°N 10.783°E / 46.550; 10.783
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni Ennetal (Val d'Enne), Ennewasser (Transacqua), Gand (Ganda), Meiern, Sonnenberg (Montesole)
Government
 • Mayor Georg Altstätter
Area
 • Total 143.7 km2 (55.5 sq mi)
Elevation 1,312 m (4,304 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
 • Total 884
 • Density 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Marteller
Italian: martellesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39020
Dialing code 0473
Website Official website

Martell (German pronun­cia­tion: [marˈtɛl]; Italian: Martello [marˈtɛllo]) is a valley and comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located in the Martell Valley of the 28.5-kilometre (17.7 mi) long river Plima, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Bolzano. The commune reaches from an elevation of 957 metres (3,140 ft) up to the 3,757 metres (12,326 ft) of the Zufallspitze (Italian: Monte Cevedale) which towers over the southeastern end of the valley.

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 884 and an area of 143.7 square kilometres (55.5 sq mi).

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.

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.

The emblem shows two-headed sable eagle, with an or halo, placed on argent mountain and azure background. The two colors means that the municipality reaches a high altitude, up to the glaciers. According to legend, the right to adorn the city arms with the imperial eagle was recognized for the courage showed, from the residents, in the Battle of Schanzen nearby Colorano. The emblem was adopted in 1969.


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