Naturns

Naturns (; ) is a comune (municipality) and a village in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of the city of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 5,739 and an area of .

Naturns borders the following municipalities: Kastelbell-Tschars, Algund, Lana, Partschins, Plaus, St. Pankraz, Schnals, and Ulten.

Frazioni

The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Staben (Stava) and Tabland (TablÃÂ ).

History

Coat-of-arms

The shield azure and an equilateral triangle of or. It is taken from that of the old dynasty of the Lords of Nals who lived in the village until 1380. The coat of arms was granted in 1966.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 95.78% of the population speak German, 4.06% Italian and 0.17% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution

Places of interest

St. Proculus Church: built in the seventh century, conserves pre-Carolingian frescos
Juval Castle: residence of Reinhold Messner, displays different art exhibitions
Texel Group Nature Park
Train World
Erlebnisbad/ Acquavventura Naturno

Events

Schwalbe-TOUR-Transalp (MTB race in seven stages across the Austrian and Italian Alps)
ÃÂtzi Alpine Marathon (extreme triathlon/mountain biking, running, ski mountaineering)
Naturno Pottery Market (international participation, every two years)
The Night of Lights (dine under the stars, in July)
Naturno laughs! (International Summer Comedy Festival)
Riesling Wine Festival (Naturno Gourmet Autumn)
Farmer's Cooking from the Monte Sole (Naturno Gourmet Autumn)
Chestnut Festival in Naturno (traditional culinary experience, on Wednesdays in October)