St. Martin in Passeier

{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = St. Martin in Passeier

| official_name = Gemeinde St. Martin in Passeier
Comune di San Martino in Passiria

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| image_caption = St. Martin in Passeier with the parish church

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| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

| province = South Tyrol (BZ)

| frazioni = Saltaus (Saltusio), Quellenhof (Sorgente), Ried (Novale), Kalmtal (Valclava), Christl (Cresta), Flon (Vallone), Matatz (Montaccio)

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| mayor = Dominik Alber

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| area_total_km2 = 30.5

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| population_total = 3137

| population_as_of = Nov. 3137

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| population_demonym = German:St Martiner
Italian: di San Martino

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| elevation_m = 600

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| postal_code = 39010

| area_code = 0473

| website = {{official website|http://www.stmp.it}}

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St. Martin in Passeier ({{IPA|de|saŋkt ˈmartɪn ʔɪn paˈsaɪɐ}}; {{langx|it|San Martino in Passiria}} {{IPA|it|sam marˈtiːno im pasˈsiːrja|}}) is a comune (municipality) and a village in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italian, located about {{convert|35|km|mi}} northwest of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,137 and an area of {{convert|30.5|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Saltaus (Saltusio), Quellenhof (Sorgente), Ried (Novale), Kalmtal (Valclava), Christl (Cresta), Flon (Vallone), and Matatz (Montaccio),

St Martin in Passeier borders the following municipalities: Moos in Passeier, Riffian, and St Leonhard in Passeier.

History

=Coat-of-arms=

The coat of arms is argent and azure party per pale; in the first part is an azure halberd, in the second half an argent wheel, with four rays. The halberd symbolizes the privileges of the free farmers, while the wheel the village laboriousness.{{in lang|it}} [http://tirolatlas.uibk.ac.at/places/show.py/index?id=210083&lang=it Tirol Atlas: St. Martin in Passeier]

Society

=Linguistic distribution=

According to the 2024 census, 98.77% of the population speak German, 1.16% 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 }}

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Tourism

In 2017 it was the venue for the Linuxbierwanderung.

References

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