Schlanders | |
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| Gemeinde Schlanders Comune di Silandro | |
 Panorama of Schlanders | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 46°38′N 10°46′E / 46.633°N 10.767°E / 46.633; 10.767 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Göflan (Covelano), Kortsch (Corzes), Nördersberg (Montetramontana), Sonnenberg (Montemezzodì), Vetzan (Vezzano) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christine Kaaserer (SVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 115 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,990 |
| • Density | 52.1/km2 (135/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Schlanderser Italian: Silandresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39028 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official website |
Schlanders (German pronunciation: [ˈʃlandɐs]; Italian: Silandro [siˈlandro]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the city of Bolzano.
Overview
Schlanders borders the following municipalities: Latsch, Laas, Mals, Martell, Schnals.
Schlanders is well known for its church tower, 90.60 metres (297.2 ft) high4, which is also the highest in South Tyrol. Another attraction is the renovated castle, which now serves as a civic hall (including a public library).
The locality was mentioned for the first time officially on 13 June 1077 in a deed of donation, where the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. handed over the town to Altwin, the Bishop of Brixen.
Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 93.54% of the population speak German, 6.42% Italian and 0.04% Ladin as first language.5
Traffic
The city of Schlanders is connected to the SS 38 motorway. The local train station is connected to the Vinschgau Railway. A local Bus connects the villages of Schlanders and Kortsch together and frequents in an intervall of every 30 minutes.
From the bus station near Karl-Schönherr Center buses depart to the surrounding villages and municipalities.
Since 2016 the Vinschgau Railways are getting modernized and connected to the electric grid as prior they were diesel engines.6
Notable people
- Marian Tumler (1887–1987) an Austrian theologian and 62nd Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1948–1970
- Sport
- René Gusperti (born 1971) former swimmer, competed at the 1992 & 1996 Summer Olympics
- Nicole Gius (born 1980) alpine skier, competed at the 2002 & 2010 Winter Olympics
- Thomas Moriggl (born 1981) cross-country skier, competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Stefan Thanei (born 1981) freestyle skier, competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Barbara Moriggl (born 1982) cross-country skier and soldier
- Thomas Tragust (born 1986) ice-hockey goaltender
- Kevin Strobl (born 1997) badminton player
Twin towns
Trecenta, Italy
References
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- Wielander, Hans (1994). Arte sacra a Silandro [Sacred Art in Silandro] (in Italian). Bozen: Pluristamp. p. 72.
- "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- "Projekte/ÖPNV/Elektrifizierung Vinschger Bahn". suedtirolmobil.info (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-15.
External links
External links
Media related to Schlanders at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German and Italian)