Burggrafenamt

Burggrafenamt
District
Comunità comprensoriale Burgraviato
Bezirksgemeinschaft Burggrafenamt

Burggrafenamt (highlighted in green) within South Tyrol
Country  Italy
Autonomous region  Trentino-Alto Adige
Autonomous province  South Tyrol
Established 1971
Administrative seat Merano (Meran)
Area
 • Total 1,101 km2 (425 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 92,631
 • Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Website www.bzgbga.it

The Burggrafenamt (Italian: Burgraviato [burɡraˈvjaːto], German: Burggrafenamt) is a district (Italian: comprensorio, German: Bezirksgemeinschaft) in the western part of the Italian province of South Tyrol. It comprises the part of the Adige river valley between Naturns and Bolzano, and its side valleys Passeier Valley and Ulten Valley.

Overview

Originally part of the historic Vinschgau in the west, the name of the region is derived from the burgraves of Tyrol Castle. It is the nucleus of the medieval County of Tyrol with its capital Merano.

According to the 2001 census, 78.66% of the population of the valley speak German, 21.06% Italian and 0.28% Ladin as mother language.[1]

Subdivision

Municipalities of the Burggrafenamt district

The following municipalities are part of the Burggrafenamt district:

References

  1. ↑ Bevölkerung und soziales Leben, Statistisches Jahrbuch 2006, p. 120, tab. 3.19

Coordinates: 46°41′N 11°09′E / 46.68°N 11.15°E / 46.68; 11.15

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