# Mals

Mals (German pronunciation:; Italian: Malles Venosta) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria.

## History
### Coat-of-arms

The emblem is party per fess: the upper of gules a fess argent, at the bottom or three gules circles arranged in a triangle upside-down. It is the combination of coats of arms of the House of Austria and Medici. The emblem was adopted in 1928.

## Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 5,092 and an area of 246.7 square kilometres (95.3 sq mi). The Zerzer Tal, a side valley of the Vinschgau, is in Mals.
Mals borders the following municipalities: Graun im Vinschgau, Glurns, Laas, Scuol (Switzerland), Schnals, Sent (Switzerland), Schlanders, Schluderns, Sölden (Austria), and Taufers im Münstertal.

### Frazioni

The municipality of Mals contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets): Burgeis (Burgusio), Laatsch (Laudes), Matsch (Mazia), Planeil (Planol), Plawenn (Piavenna), Schleis (Clusio), Schlinig (Slingia), Tartsch (Tarces), and Ulten-Alsack (Alsago-Ultimo).

### Climate and Temperature

Climate data for Mals ITA, 2009–2018 normals :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3 (37) | 3 (37) | 7 (45) | 13 (55) | 19 (66) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 20 (68) | 17 (63) | 12 (54) | 4 (39) | 24 (75) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 1.2 (34.2) | 3.0 (37.4) | 7.6 (45.7) | 14.6 (58.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 12.6 (54.7) | 5.9 (42.6) | 1.9 (35.4) | 22.6 (72.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | −3.9 (25.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 6.2 (43.2) | 0.4 (32.7) | −3.3 (26.1) | 5.1 (41.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) | −8.8 (16.2) | −5.4 (22.3) | −1.8 (28.8) | 2.8 (37.0) | 7.9 (46.2) | 10.5 (50.9) | 10.5 (50.9) | 6.8 (44.2) | 2.0 (35.6) | −3.2 (26.2) | −7.3 (18.9) | 0.4 (32.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) | −13.7 (7.3) | −10.2 (13.6) | −6.1 (21.0) | −1.8 (28.8) | 2.8 (37.0) | 4.9 (40.8) | 5.1 (41.2) | 1.9 (35.4) | −2.3 (27.9) | −6.7 (19.9) | −11.2 (11.8) | −4.2 (24.4) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −25.3 (−13.5) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −15.8 (3.6) | −10.1 (13.8) | −4.1 (24.6) | 0.0 (32.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | −2.8 (27.0) | −12.0 (10.4) | −17.1 (1.2) | −20.9 (−5.6) | −27.5 (−17.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.0 (−25.6) | −29.0 (−20.2) | −27.0 (−16.6) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −11.0 (12.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | −2.0 (28.4) | −6.0 (21.2) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −34 (−29) | −26 (−15) | −34 (−29) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16.37 (0.64) | 18.50 (0.73) | 18.43 (0.73) | 25.90 (1.02) | 30.85 (1.21) | 32.41 (1.28) | 29.00 (1.14) | 32.83 (1.29) | 35.02 (1.38) | 53.43 (2.10) | 31.29 (1.23) | 21.66 (0.85) | 345.67 (13.61) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 13.5 (5.3) | 15.5 (6.1) | 14.5 (5.7) | 20.1 (7.9) | 19.8 (7.8) | 8.3 (3.3) | 1.3 (0.5) | 3.2 (1.3) | 14.0 (5.5) | 31.2 (12.3) | 23.4 (9.2) | 16.4 (6.5) | 181.3 (71.4) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 90.9 | 92.7 | 92.6 | 92.4 | 89.6 | 81.7 | 77.8 | 79.8 | 81.2 | 83.4 | 89.0 | 85.9 | 86.4 |
| Source: World Weather Online ||||||||||||||
Mals has a cool, wet climate. Frost is common from October to May and is even recorded in the summer, although temperatures below −1C are rare from June to September. Most winter days fail to rise above freezing. Summer is generally mild, but most summers see temperatures rise above 20C on several days.

## Transportation

The commune is the northern terminus of the train from Meran. The trip from Merano takes approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. Trains depart hourly. There is also local bus service between Mals and Schlanders.

## Notable people

* Johann Rufinatscha (1812–1893), an Austrian composer, theorist and music teacher
* Walter Caldonazzi (1916–1945), an important resistance fighter against Nazi Germany
* Karl Plattner (1919–1986), painter.
* Gabriel Grüner (1963–1999), journalist for Stern magazine, shot by Yugoslav soldiers

## Society
### Linguistic distribution

According to the 2024 census, 97.23% of the population speak German, 2.70% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.

### Demographic evolution
## Gallery

* St. Benedict's Church in Mals
* St. Veit am Bichl in Tartsch
* Tower of the old St. John's Church
* The tower Fröhlichsturm in Mals