Vintl

{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Vintl

| official_name = Gemeinde Vintl
Comune di Vandoies

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| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

| province = South Tyrol (BZ)

| frazioni = Niedervintl (Vandoies di Sotto), Obervintl (Vandioes di Sopra), Weitental (Vallarga), Pfunders (Fundres)

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| mayor = Robert Seebacher

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| area_total_km2 = 110.6

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| population_total = 3264

| population_as_of = Nov. 2010

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| population_demonym = German: Vintler or Vintila
Italian: di Vandoies

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| postal_code = 39030

| area_code = 0472

| website = {{official website|http://www.gemeinde.vintl.bz.it}}

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Vintl ({{IPA|de|ˈfɪntl̩|lang}}; {{langx|it|Vandoies}} {{IPA|it|vanˈdɔːjes|}}; {{langx|lld|Vandoies}}) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|45|km|mi}} northeast of Bolzano.

Geography

As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 3,264 and an area of {{convert|110.6|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

The municipality of Vintl contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Niedervintl (Vandoies di Sotto), Obervintl (Vandioes di Sopra), Weitental (Vallarga) and Pfunders (Fundres).

Vintl borders the following municipalities: Kiens, Mühlbach, Rodeneck, Mühlwald, Terenten, and Pfitsch.

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= Pfunderer Mountains =

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The ridges south-west of the main chain of the Zillertal are called the Pfunderer Mountains and occupy an area of about 300 km². The Pfunderer valley is embedded in them. They also enclose the Valler Valley in the west, form the mountain chain with the Pfitscher Valley and extend eastwards into the municipalities of Mühlwald and Terenten. The most prominent peaks in the municipality of Vintl include the Niederer Weißzint (3,263 m) and the Grabspitze ({{Höhe|3068|IT}}) near the Pfunderer Joch, the highest peak on the ridge between the Pfitscher valley and Weitenberger Kar, the Wurmaulspitze ({{Höhe|3022|IT}}), the highest summit west of the Weitenberger Alm, the Napfspitze ({{Höhe|2888|IT}}) south of the Eisbruggjoch col, the Hochgrubbachspitze (2,819 m), the highest point in the eastern Pfunderer and, in front of it, the Eidechsspitze ({{Höhe|2738|IT}}), the Hausberg of Vintl. A well-known hiking trail is the Pfunderer Ridgeway starting from Sterzing and leading up through the Pfunderer mountains to the area of Bruneck.

Society

=Linguistic distribution=

According to the 2024 census, 97.09% of the population speak German, 2.29% Italian and 0.62% 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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Twin towns

Vintl is twinned with:

  • {{flagicon|Germany}} Siegsdorf, Germany, since 1970

References

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Further reading

  • Paul Gruber: Vintl. Geschichte und Gegenwart einer Gemeinde, Schützenkompanie Bartlmä von Guggenberg, Athesiadruck Bozen, Vintl 1981
  • Karl Gruber: Kirchenkunst in Niedervintl, Obervintl, Weitental und Pfunders, Tappeiner Verlag, Lana 1994, {{ISBN|88-7073-171-5}}