Mals
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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Mals
| official_name = Gemeinde Mals
Comune di Malles Venosta
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| coordinates = {{coord|46|42|N|10|33|E|type:city(4,950)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
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| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
| province = South Tyrol (BZ)
| frazioni = Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), Schlinig (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo)
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| mayor = Josef Thurner
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| area_total_km2 = 246.7
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| population_total = 5092
| population_as_of = Nov. 2010
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| population_demonym = German: Malser
Italian: mallesi
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| elevation_m = 1051
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| postal_code = 39024
| area_code = 0473
| website = {{official website|http://www.gemeinde.mals.bz.it}}
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Mals ({{IPA|de|mals}}; {{langx|it|Malles Venosta}} {{IPA|it|ˈmallez veˈnɔsta|}}) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|70|km|mi}} northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria.
History
=Coat-of-arms=
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.[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/m/mals.htm Heraldry of the World: Mals]
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,092 and an area of {{convert|246.7|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The Zerzer Tal, a side valley of the Vinschgau, is in Mals.
Mals borders the following municipalities: Graun im Vinschgau, Glurns, Laas, Scuol (Switzerland), Schnals, Sent (Switzerland), Schlanders, Schluderns, Sölden (Austria), and Taufers im Münstertal.
=Frazioni=
The municipality of Mals contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets): Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), {{lang|de|Schlinig}} (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), and Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo).
=Climate and Temperature=
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| location = Mals ITA, 2009–2018 normals
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| Jan record high C = 3
| Feb record high C = 3
| Mar record high C = 7
| Apr record high C = 13
| May record high C = 19
| Jun record high C = 22
| Jul record high C = 24
| Aug record high C = 24
| Sep record high C = 20
| Oct record high C = 17
| Nov record high C = 12
| Dec record high C = 4
| year record high C = 24
|Jan avg record high C = 0.8
|Feb avg record high C = 1.2
|Mar avg record high C = 3.0
|Apr avg record high C = 7.6
|May avg record high C = 14.6
|Jun avg record high C = 20.4
|Jul avg record high C = 21.2
|Aug avg record high C = 21.8
|Sep avg record high C = 16.9
|Oct avg record high C = 12.6
|Nov avg record high C = 5.9
|Dec avg record high C = 1.9
|year avg record high C= 22.6
| Jan high C = -4.0
| Feb high C = -3.9
| Mar high C = -0.6
| Apr high C = 2.6
| May high C = 7.3
| Jun high C = 12.9
| Jul high C = 16.0
| Aug high C = 15.9
| Sep high C = 11.7
| Oct high C = 6.2
| Nov high C = 0.4
| Dec high C = -3.3
| year high C = 5.1
| Jan mean C = −8.7
| Feb mean C = -8.8
| Mar mean C = −5.4
| Apr mean C = -1.8
| May mean C = 2.8
| Jun mean C = 7.9
| Jul mean C = 10.5
| Aug mean C = 10.5
| Sep mean C = 6.8
| Oct mean C = 2.0
| Nov mean C = -3.2
| Dec mean C = -7.3
| year mean C = 0.4
| Jan low C = -13.3
| Feb low C = -13.7
| Mar low C = -10.2
| Apr low C = -6.1
| May low C = -1.8
| Jun low C = 2.8
| Jul low C = 4.9
| Aug low C = 5.1
| Sep low C = 1.9
| Oct low C = -2.3
| Nov low C = -6.7
| Dec low C = -11.2
| year low C = -4.2
|Jan avg record low C = -24.4
|Feb avg record low C = -25.3
|Mar avg record low C = -20.6
|Apr avg record low C = -15.8
|May avg record low C = -10.1
|Jun avg record low C = -4.1
|Jul avg record low C = 0.0
|Aug avg record low C = 0.0
|Sep avg record low C = -2.8
|Oct avg record low C = -12.0
|Nov avg record low C = -17.1
|Dec avg record low C = -20.9
|year avg record low C= -27.5
| Jan record low C = -32.0
| Feb record low C = -29.0
| Mar record low C = -27.0
| Apr record low C = -22.0
| May record low C = -18.0
| Jun record low C = -11.0
| Jul record low C = -1.0
| Aug record low C = -2.0
| Sep record low C = -6.0
| Oct record low C = -18.0
| Nov record low C = -34
| Dec record low C = -26
| year record low C = -34
| rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 16.37
|Feb rain mm = 18.50
|Mar rain mm = 18.43
|Apr rain mm = 25.90
|May rain mm = 30.85
|Jun rain mm = 32.41
|Jul rain mm = 29.00
|Aug rain mm = 32.83
|Sep rain mm = 35.02
|Oct rain mm = 53.43
|Nov rain mm = 31.29
|Dec rain mm = 21.66
|year rain mm = 345.67
|Jan snow cm = 13.5
|Feb snow cm = 15.5
|Mar snow cm = 14.5
|Apr snow cm = 20.1
|May snow cm = 19.8
|Jun snow cm = 8.3
|Jul snow cm = 1.3
|Aug snow cm = 3.2
|Sep snow cm = 14.0
|Oct snow cm = 31.2
|Nov snow cm = 23.4
|Dec snow cm = 16.4
|year snow cm = 181.3
| Jan humidity = 90.9
| Feb humidity = 92.7
| Mar humidity = 92.6
| Apr humidity = 92.4
| May humidity = 89.6
| Jun humidity = 81.7
| Jul humidity = 77.8
| Aug humidity = 79.8
| Sep humidity = 81.2
| Oct humidity = 83.4
| Nov humidity = 89.0
| Dec humidity = 85.9
| year humidity = 86.4
|source 1= World Weather Online{{Cite web |url= https://www.worldweatheronline.com/mals-weather-averages/veneto/it.aspx|title= Mals, Italy Weather Averages|publisher= World Weather Online|access-date=March 4, 2019 }}
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Mals has a cool, wet climate. Frost is common from October to May and is even recorded in the summer, although temperatures below −1C are rare from June to September. Most winter days fail to rise above freezing. Summer is generally mild, but most summers see temperatures rise above 20C on several days.
Transportation
The commune is the northern terminus of the train from Meran. The trip from Merano takes approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. Trains depart hourly. There is also local bus service between Mals and Schlanders.{{cite web|title=SII Timetables|url=http://www.sii.bz.it/en/siipdfOldtimetables|publisher=SAD Trasporto Locale S.p.A.|access-date=26 December 2016}}
Notable people
- Johann Rufinatscha (1812–1893), an Austrian composer, theorist and music teacher
- Walter Caldonazzi (1916–1945), an important resistance fighter against Nazi Germany[https://austria-forum.org/af/Biographien/Caldonazzi,_Walter Caldonazzi, Walter]
- Karl Plattner (1919–1986), painter.
- Gabriel Grüner (1963–1999), journalist for Stern magazine, shot by Yugoslav soldiers
Society
=Linguistic distribution=
According to the 2024 census, 97.23% of the population speak German, 2.70% Italian and 0.06% 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 }}
=Demographic evolution=
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Gallery
File:Mals, die Sankt Benedikt Kirche Dm15779 foto1 2012-08-13 10.44.jpg|St. Benedict's Church in Mals
File:ChiesaTarces2.JPG|St. Veit am Bichl in Tartsch
File:Mals, toren foto8 2012-08-13 10.26.jpg|Tower of the old St. John's Church
File:Mals, der Fröhlichsturm Dm15773 foto5 2012-08-13 10.32.jpg|The tower Fröhlichsturm in Mals
References
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External links
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- [http://www.gemeinde.mals.bz.it Municipality of Mals Homepage] (in German and Italian)
- [http://www.mals.it/en/index.html General information about Mals, Tourism and Shopping] (English)
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