Glurns

Glurns
Comune
Stadtgemeinde Glurns
Comune di Glorenza
Coat of arms of Glurns
Coat of arms
Location of Glurns
Map
Glurns is located in Italy
Glurns
Glurns
Location of Glurns in Italy
Glurns is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Glurns
Glurns
Glurns (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°40′N 10°33′E / 46.667°N 10.550°E / 46.667; 10.550
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorErich Wallnöfer
Area
[1]
 • Total13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Elevation
907 m (2,976 ft)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total876
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German:Glurnser
Italian: glorenzini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39020
Dialing code0473
WebsiteOfficial website

Glurns (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlʊrns]; Italian: Glorenza [ɡloˈrɛntsa]) is an urban comune (Stadt)[3] in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]

Saint Pancras's Church at the Tauferer Gate in the west of Glurns
Saint John of Nepomuk over the Etsch River at the Tauferer Gate
  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. ^ "Glurns - die kleine mittelalterliche Stadt, Glurns - Aktivitäten und Events in Südtirol".
  4. ^ "Trentino Alto Adige" (in Italian). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.