Gargazon
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Gargazon
| official_name = Gemeinde Gargazon
Comune di Gargazzone
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| image_skyline = Hl Johannes der Täufer, Gargazon 1.JPG
| image_caption = Saint John the Baptist Church
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| coordinates = {{coord|46|35|N|11|12|E|type:city(1,480)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
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| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
| province = South Tyrol (BZ)
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| mayor_party =
| mayor = Armin Gorfer
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| area_total_km2 = 4.9
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1639
| population_as_of = Nov. 2010
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| population_demonym = German:Gargazoner
Italian: gargazzonesi
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| postal_code = 39010
| area_code = 0473
| website = {{official website|http://www.gemeinde.gargazon.bz.it}}
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Gargazon ({{IPA|de|ˈɡarɡatsoːn|lang}}; {{langx|it|Gargazzone}} {{IPA|it|ɡarɡatˈtsoːne|}}) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} northwest of Bolzano.
Geography
History
=Coat-of-arms=
The emblem represents an argent tower on a gules hill with three fruit trees. The tower is the Kröllturm built in 1240 by Bartold von Trauston. The emblem was adopted in 1968.[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/g/gargazon.htm Heraldry of the World: Gargazon]
Society
=Linguistic distribution=
According to the 2024 census, 80.51% of the population speak German, 18.41% Italian and 1.08% Ladin as first language.{{cite journal |date=December 2024 |title=Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024 |journal=astat info |issue=56 |publisher=Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol|url=https://astat.provinz.bz.it/de/aktuelles-publikationen-info.asp?news_action=300&news_image_id=1160209 |access-date=2024-12-09 }}
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! Language |
| German
| align="right"| 78.22% | align="right"| 78.68% | align="right"| 80.51% |
| Italian
| align="right"| 21.32% | align="right"| 20.33% | align="right"| 18.41% |
| Ladin
| align="right"| 0.46% | align="right"| 0.99% | align="right"| 1.08% |
Demographic evolution
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Panorama
{{wide image|360°_Gargazon_Panorama.jpg|1500px|360° panorama of the center of Gargazon}}
References
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External links
- {{in lang|de|it}} [http://www.gemeinde.gargazon.bz.it Homepage of the municipality]
{{Commonscat-inline|Gargazon}}
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{{South Tyrol}}
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