Hafling is an Italian comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in Italy about 20 km northwest of Bolzano and high above the valley basin of Merano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 756 and an area of 27.4 km2. Hafling borders the following municipalities: Merano, Sarntal, Schenna and Vöran.

History

The city gave its name to the Haflinger breed of horses.

Coat of arms

The emblem is a natural breed Haflinger horse on a mountain with three vert peaks, through a pine tree. The mountain and the pine symbolize that the village is located at high elevation. The coat of arms was granted in 1967.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.58% of the population spoke German, 2.42% Italian as first language.