Plaus

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Plaus

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Gemeinde Plaus
Comune di Plaus

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Plaus

Plaus (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)

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Coordinates: 46°39′N 11°02′E﻿ / ﻿46.650°N 11.033°E﻿ / 46.650; 11.033
Country| Italy
Region| Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province| South Tyrol (BZ)
Government

• Mayor| Jürgen Klotz
Area

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• Total

| 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population

(Nov. 2010)[2]

• Total

| 683
• Density| 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Demonym(s)| German: Plauser
Italian: plausini
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

39025

Dialing code| 0473
Website| Official website

Plaus (Italian pronunciation: [ˈplaus]; German pronunciation: [plaʊ̯s]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of the city of Bolzano.

## Geography

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As of July 2023, the municipality had a population of 762 and an area of 187.0 square kilometres (72.2 sq mi).[3][4]

Plaus  is one of the three municipalities of South Tyrol whose name remained unchanged by the early 20th century renaming programme which aimed at replacing mostly German place names with Italianised versions, the other two being Gais and Lana.[5]

Plaus borders the following municipalities: Algund, Naturns and Partschins.

## History

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### Coat-of-arms

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The shield is argent a fess gules and three sable eagles. It is the arms of the Lord of Tarant, who lived in the Tarantsberg Castle until 1291. The emblem was adopted in 1966.[6]

## Society

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### Linguistic distribution

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According to the 2024 census, 95.27% of the population speak German, 4.57% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as their first language.[7]

### Demographic evolution

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## References

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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. ^ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
4. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
5. ^ Olt, Reinhard (28 September 2000). "Am Eisack (Isarco) und an der Etsch (Adige) Namen in Südtirol wecken nationale Leidenschaften". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
6. ^ Heraldry of the World: Plaus
7. ^ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

## External links

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* Official Website of the municipality of Plaus (in German and Italian)

Media related to Plaus at Wikimedia Commons

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Municipalities of South Tyrol

* Ahrntal
* Aldein
* Algund
* Altrei
* Andrian
* Auer
* Badia
* Barbian
* Bolzano
* Brenner
* Brixen
* Bronzolo
* Bruneck
* Burgstall
* Corvara
* Deutschnofen
* Eppan
* Feldthurns
* Franzensfeste
* Freienfeld
* Gais
* Gargazon
* Glurns
* Graun im Vinschgau
* Gsies
* Hafling
* Innichen
* Jenesien
* Kaltern
* Karneid
* Kastelbell-Tschars
* Kastelruth
* Kiens
* Klausen
* Kuens
* Kurtatsch
* Kurtinig
* Laas
* Laives
* Lajen
* Lana
* Latsch
* Laurein
* La Val
* Lüsen
* Mals
* Mareo
* Margreid
* Marling
* Martell
* Merano
* Mölten
* Montan
* Moos in Passeier
* Mühlbach
* Mühlwald
* Nals
* Naturns
* Natz-Schabs
* Neumarkt
* Niederdorf
* Olang
* Partschins
* Percha
* Pfalzen
* Pfitsch
* Plaus
* Prad
* Prags
* Prettau
* Proveis
* Rasen-Antholz
* Ratschings
* Riffian
* Ritten
* Rodeneck
* Salorno
* San Martin de Tor
* Sand in Taufers
* Santa Cristina Gherdëina
* St. Leonhard in Passeier
* St. Lorenzen
* St. Martin in Passeier
* St. Pankraz
* Sarntal
* Schenna
* Schlanders
* Schluderns
* Schnals
* Sëlva
* Sexten
* Sterzing
* Stilfs
* Taufers im Münstertal
* Terenten
* Terlan
* Tiers
* Tirol
* Tisens
* Toblach
* Tramin
* Truden
* Tscherms
* Ulten
* Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde-St. Felix
* Urtijëi
* Vadena
* Vahrn
* Villanders
* Villnöß
* Vintl
* Völs am Schlern
* Vöran
* Waidbruck
* Welsberg-Taisten
* Welschnofen

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