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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Sarntal
| official_name       = Gemeinde Sarntal<br>Comune di Sarentino
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| image_skyline       = Astefeld.jpg
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| image_caption       = The ''frazione '' of Astfeld in winter.
| image_shield        = Sarentino-Stemma.png
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| pushpin_label_position = bottom
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| coordinates         = {{coord|46|39|N|11|21|E|type:city(6,671)_region:IT|display=inline}}
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| region              = [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]
| province            = [[South Tyrol]] (BZ)
| frazioni            = Sarnthein (Sarentino), Aberstückl (Sonvigo), Agratsberg (Acereto), Astfeld (Campolasta), Auen (Prati), Außerpens (Pennes di Fuori), Dick (Spessa ), Durnholz (Valdurna), Essenberg (Montessa), Gebracksberg (Campo di Ronco), Gentersberg, Glern (Collerno), Innerpens (Pennes di Dentro), Kandelsberg, Muls (Mules), Niederwangen (Vangabassa), Nordheim (Villa), Öttenbach (Riodeserto), Putzen (Pozza), Reinswald (S.Martino), Riedelsberg (Montenovale), Rungg, Steet (Stetto), Trienbach (Trina), Unterreinswald (Boscoriva), Vormeswald (Selva di Vormes), Weissenbach (Riobianco), Windlahn (Lana al Vento)
| mayor_party         =
| mayor               = Christian Reichsigl
| area_footnotes      =
| area_total_km2      = 302.3
| population_footnotes =
| population_total    = 7182
| population_as_of    = Nov. 2020<ref>Data from [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>
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| population_demonym  = German: Sarntaler or Sarner<br>Italian: Sarentini
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m         = 900
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| postal_code         = 39058
| area_code           = 0471
| website             = {{official website|http://www.gemeinde.sarntal.bz.it}}
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'''Sarntal''' ({{IPA|de|ˈsarntaːl|lang}}; {{langx|it|Sarentino}} {{IPA|it|sarenˈtiːno|}}) is a valley and a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in [[South Tyrol]] in northern [[Italy]], located about {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} north of the city of [[Bolzano]]. The municipality comprises several towns and villages. The largest one, seat of the mayor and council, is ''Sarnthein''.
==Geography==
Sarntal borders the following municipalities: [[Hafling]], [[Freienfeld]], [[Klausen, South Tyrol|Klausen]], [[Franzensfeste]], [[Mölten]], [[Ratschings]], [[Ritten]], [[Jenesien]], [[St. Leonhard in Passeier]], [[Schenna]], [[Vahrn]], [[Vöran]] and [[Villanders]]. The [[Durnholzer See]] is located in the municipal territory.
The main river is the [[Talfer]], which has its source at the ''Weißhorn'' mountain in the ''Pensertal''.
==History==
The village of Sarnthein was first mentioned in 1211.
===Coat of arms===
The emblem represents an [[or (heraldry)|or]] [[deer]]’s head on [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]]. The insignia looks like that of the various Lords who administered the territory since 1315, but since 1681 they were named Counts of Sarnthein (''Grafen von Sarnthein'') living in the ''Kellerburg'' Castle. The emblem was adopted in 1967.<ref>[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/s/sarntal.htm Heraldry of the World: Sarntal]</ref>
==Society==
===Linguistic distribution===
According to the 2011 census, 98.07% of the population speak German, 1.82% Italian and 0.10% [[Ladin language|Ladin]] as first language.<ref>{{cite journal |date=June 2012 |title=Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011 |journal=astat info |issue=38 |pages=6–7 |publisher=Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol|url=http://www.provinz.bz.it/astat/de/service/256.asp?news_action=300&news_image_id=563169 |accessdate=2012-06-14 }}</ref>
== Notable people ==
* [[Franz Thaler]] (1925 in Sarntal – 2015), an author, a peacock quill embroiderer and a survivor of the concentration camp in Dachau
* [[Gustav Hofer]] (Sarntal, 1976), film director, screenwriter, journalist and TV host<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1860617/  IMDb Database] retrieved 15 June 2019</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gemeinde.sarntal.bz.it Official website] {{in lang|de|it}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of South Tyrol]]
[[Category:Valleys of Italy]]