Mals
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Mals (German pronunciation: [mals]; Italian: Malles Venosta [ˈmallez veˈnɔsta]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria.
01History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess: the upper of gules a fess argent, at the bottom or three gules circles arranged in a triangle upside-down. It is the combination of coats of arms of the House of Austria and Medici. The emblem was adopted in 1928.
02Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,092 and an area of 246.7 square kilometres (95.3 mi2). The Zerzer Tal, a side valley of the Vinschgau, is in Mals.
Mals borders the following municipalities: Graun im Vinschgau, Glurns, Laas, Scuol (Switzerland), Schnals, Sent (Switzerland), Schlanders, Schluderns, Sölden (Austria), and Taufers im Münstertal.
Frazioni
The municipality of Mals contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets): Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), Schlinig (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), and Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo).
Climate and Temperature
| Climate data for Mals ITA, 2009-2018 normals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
3 (37) |
7 (45) |
13 (55) |
19 (66) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
20 (68) |
17 (63) |
12 (54) |
4 (39) |
24 (75) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.0 (−25.6) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−34 (−29) |
−26 (−15) |
−34 (−29) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16.37 (0.64) |
18.50 (0.73) |
18.43 (0.73) |
25.90 (1.02) |
30.85 (1.21) |
32.41 (1.28) |
29.00 (1.14) |
32.83 (1.29) |
35.02 (1.38) |
53.43 (2.10) |
31.29 (1.23) |
21.66 (0.85) |
345.67 (13.61) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 13.5 (5.3) |
15.5 (6.1) |
14.5 (5.7) |
20.1 (7.9) |
19.8 (7.8) |
8.3 (3.3) |
1.3 (0.5) |
3.2 (1.3) |
14.0 (5.5) |
31.2 (12.3) |
23.4 (9.2) |
16.4 (6.5) |
181.3 (71.4) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 90.9 | 92.7 | 92.6 | 92.4 | 89.6 | 81.7 | 77.8 | 79.8 | 81.2 | 83.4 | 89.0 | 85.9 | 86.4 |
| Source: World Weather Online | |||||||||||||
Mals has a cool, wet climate. Frost is common from October to May and is even recorded in the summer, although temperatures below −1C are rare from June to September. Most winter days fail to rise above freezing. Summer is generally mild, but most summers see temperatures rise above 20C on several days.
03Transportation
The commune is the northern terminus of the train from Meran. The trip from Merano takes approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. Trains depart hourly. There is also local bus service between Mals and Schlanders.
04Notable people
- Johann Rufinatscha (1812-1893), an Austrian composer, theorist and music teacher
- Walter Caldonazzi (1916-1945), an important resistance fighter against Nazi Germany
- Karl Plattner (1919-1986), painter.
- Gabriel Grüner (1963-1999), journalist for Stern magazine, shot by Yugoslav soldiers
05Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 97.23% of the population speak German, 2.70% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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