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Tirol
Tirol; Tirolo
	— Comune —
Gemeinde Tirol; Comune di Tirolo
	; Tirol Location of Tirol in Italy
	Coordinates: 46°41′N 11°9′E / 46.683°N 11.15°ECoordinates: 46°41′N 11°9′E / 46.683°N 11.15°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	Bolzano-Bozen (BZ)
Frazioni	St. Peter (San Pietro)
	Government
- Mayor	Ignaz Ladurner
	Area
- Total	25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi)
Elevation	594 m (1,949 ft)
	Population (Dec. 2004)
- Total	2,361
- Density	92.2/km2 (238.9/sq mi)
- Demonym	German: Tiroler; Italian: tirolesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39019
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

This article is about the Italian comune. For other uses, see Tyrol (disambiguation).

Tirol (Italian: Tirolo; German: Tirol, also Dorf Tirol; Latin Tyrolum; many of the region's Italian languages/dialects use Tirol) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km north of the city of Trento and about 25 km northwest of the city of Bolzano (Bozen).

As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,361 and an area of 25.6 km².^[1] According to the 2001 census, 97.69% of the population speak German, 2.13% Italian and 0.18% Ladin as first language.^[2]

The municipality of Tirol contains the frazione (subdivision) St. Peter (San Pietro).

Tirol borders the following municipalities: Kuens, Algund, Meran, Moos in Passeier, Partschins, Riffian, and Schenna.

The name of the historical region of Tyrol, stems from the Castle Tyrol, which is located in the village.

[edit] Demographic evolution

[edit] References

^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 18, table 10

[edit] External links

(German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality

[istat-0] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[Provincial_Statistics_Institute_of_the_Autonomous_Province_of_South_Tyrol-1] Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 18, table 10

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