San Martin de Tor

San Martin de Tor (; ) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 90 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 45 km northeast of the city of Bolzano .

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,726 and an area of 76.5 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

The municipality of San Martin contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Antermëia (Untermoi/Antermoia), Lungiarü (Campill/Longiarù), and Picolin (Pikolein/Piccolino).

San Martin is home the Istitut Ladin Micurà de Rü, which is tasked to preserve and promote the Ladin culture and language.

San Martin borders the following municipalities: Badia, Brixen, Corvara, Villnöß, La Val, Lüsen, Mareo, Santa Cristina Gherdëina, and Sëlva.

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield is party per cross: the first quarter represents an argent tower with azure roof on sable; the second one is an argent cross pattée on gules, above three vert mountains. The third part of vert and the fourth of sable. The tower is a reference to Tor Castle and resumes the insignia of a noble family; the cross over the mountains recalls that the town was once the Courts.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2001 census, 97.27% of the population speak Ladin, 1.68% German and 1.06% Italian as...
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