Tisens
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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Tisens
| official_name = Gemeinde Tisens
Comune di Tesimo
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| coordinates = {{coord|46|34|N|11|10|E|type:city(1,842)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
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| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
| province = South Tyrol (BZ)
| frazioni = Gfrill (Caprile), Grissian (Grissiano), Naraun (Narano), Platzers (Plazzoles), Prissian (Prissiano), Schernag
| mayor_party = SVP
| mayor = Christoph Holzner
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 38.1
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1845
| population_as_of = Nov. 2010
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| population_demonym = German: Tisener
Italian: tesimesi
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| elevation_m = 635
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| postal_code = 39010
| area_code = 0473
| website = {{official website|http://www.gemeinde.tisens.bz.it/}}
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Tisens ({{IPA|de|ˈtiːsn̩s|lang}}; {{langx|it|Tesimo}} {{IPA|it|ˈteːzimo|}}) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} northwest of the city of Bolzano.
The commune is home to Katzenzungen Castle which harbors a 350+ year old vine of the Italian wine grape variety Versoaln that is considered one of the world's oldest and largest single grapevines in existence.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours pg 1133 Allen Lane 2012 {{ISBN|978-0-06-220636-7}}
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,845 and an area of {{convert|38.1|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
The municipality of Tisens contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Gfrill (Caprile), Grissian (Grissiano), Naraun (Narano), Platzers (Plazzoles), Prissian (Prissiano), and Schernag.
Tisens borders the following municipalities: Gargazon, Lana, Nals, St. Pankraz, and Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix.
History
=Coat-of-arms=
The shield is quartering of argent and gules; in the first and fourth part is a rose gules, in the second and third a sable erect bear. It is the coat of Family Frank who managed the village from 1551 until 1743. The emblem was granted in 1966.[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/t/tisens.htm Heraldry of the World: Tisens]
Society
=Linguistic distribution=
According to the 2024 census, 96.62% of the population speak German, 3.10% Italian and 0.28% 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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References
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External links
- {{in lang|de|it}} [http://www.gemeinde.tisens.bz.it/ Homepage of the municipality]
- {{in lang|de|it}} [http://www.tisensprissian.com/ Tourist Information Tisens Prissian]
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