Taufers im Münstertal (; ; ) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland.
Geography As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 964 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Taufers borders the following municipalities: Glurns, Mals, Prad am Stilfser Joch, Stilfs, Lü (Switzerland), Müstair (Switzerland), Santa Maria Val Müstair (Switzerland), Scuol (Switzerland), and Valchava (Switzerland).
Frazioni The municipality of Taufers contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pundweil (Pontevilla) and Rifair (Rivaira).
History
Coat-of-arms The shield is party per bend, the first part of gules and the second fusilly of argent and azure. It is the insignia of Lords of Reichenberg who lived in the local castle since 1373. The emblem was granted in 1967.Heraldry of the World: Taufers im Münstertal
Society
Linguistic distribution According to the 2024 census, 97.68% of the population speak German and 2.32% Italian as first language.
Demographic evolution
References
External links Homepage of the municipality