 The emblem is similar to that of the Knight "Randolf von Partschins", a descendant of the noble family "Götsch", who founded the village in about 1200, under the name Castle "Stachlburg".The emblem was adopted July 25, 1967.According to the 2011 census, 95.94% of the population speak German, 3.79% Italian and 0.27% Ladin as first language.