Tisens

Also known as Tesimo

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

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Tisens
Italian comune.official_name: Gemeinde TisensComune di Tesimo
Italian comune.image_skyline: Blick nach Tisens, Prissian, Jakobsweg zwischen Meran und Bozen, Trentino, Südtirol, Italien - panoramio.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: General view of Tisens
Italian comune.image_shield: Tesimo-Stemma.png
Italian comune.region: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Italian comune.province: South Tyrol (BZ)
Italian comune.frazioni: Gfrill (Caprile), Grissian (Grissiano), Naraun (Narano), Platzers (Plazzoles), Prissian (Prissiano), Schernag
Italian comune.mayor_party: SVP
Italian comune.mayor: Christoph Holzner
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 38.1

Article

8 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Coat-of-arms
Society
Linguistic distribution
Demographic evolution
References
External links

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

The commune is home to Katzenzungen Castle which harbors a 350+ year old vine of the Italian wine grape variety Versoaln that is considered one of the world's oldest and largest single grapevines in existence.