Marling, South Tyrol

For other uses, see Marling (disambiguation).

Marling
Comune
Gemeinde Marling Comune di Marlengo
Location of Marling
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Coordinates: 46°39′N 11°9′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
• Mayor	Felix Lanpacher
Area [1]
• Total	12.8 km^2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population  (Nov. 2017)[2]
• Total	2,710
• Density	210/km^2 (550/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Marlinger Italian: marlinghesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39020
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Marling (German pronunciation: [ˈmarlɪŋ]; Italian: Marlengo [marˈleŋɡo]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Bolzano.

Geography

As of the year 2017, it had a population of 2,710 and an area of 12.8 square kilometres (4.9 sq mi).[3]

Marling borders the following municipalities: Tscherms, Algund, Lana, Merano and Partschins.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is argent a fess azure and a gules rampant lion. These are the arms of the Lords of Marling who lived in two castles in the village until 1426. The emblem was adopted in 1966. [4]

A view of Marling towards Meran from a 1908 postcard

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 87.80% of the population speak German, 12.00% Italian and 0.20% Ladin as first language.[5]

Demographic evolution

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
4. Heraldry of the World: Marling
5. "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.

External links

• (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

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