Ulten
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Ulten Comune di Ultimo
Church of St. Gertrud in Ulten
Ulten Location of Ulten in Italy
Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°52′E / 46.55°N 10.867°E / 46.55; 10.867Coordinates: 46°33′N 10°52′E / 46.55°N 10.867°E / 46.55; 10.867
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	St. Gertraud (San Gertrude), St. Nikolaus (San Nicolò), St. Walburg (Santa Valburga)
Government
• Mayor	Beatrix Mairhofer
Area
• Total	208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi)
Elevation	1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)[1]
• Total	2,934
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Ultner Italian: della val d'Ultimo
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39016
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Ulten (Italian: Ultimo) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km northwest of Trento and about 35 km west of Bolzano (Bozen).

History[link]

Coat-of-arms[link]

The shield is party per pale of argent; the first part shows half Tyrolean eagle; the second part is tierced per fess of sable and argent. It’s the arms of the Counts of Eschenlch and the Tyrolean eagle represents the membership to the Tirol. The emblem was granted in 1967.^[2]

Society[link]

Linguistic distribution[link]

According to the 2001 census, 99.15% of the population speak German and 0.85% Italian as first language.^[3]

Demographic evolution[link]

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• note: in 1897 the largest village of Ulten St. Pankraz became a Gemeinde on its own.

References[link]

External links[link]

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality

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