Schlanders
Schlanders | |
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| Gemeinde Schlanders Comune di Silandro | |
 Panorama of Schlanders | |
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  Schlanders Location of Schlanders in Italy  Schlanders Schlanders (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°38′N 10°46′E / 46.633°N 10.767°E | |
| 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
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Schlanders borders the following municipalities: Latsch, Laas, Mals, Martell, Schnals.
Schlanders is well known for its church tower, 90.60 metres (297.2 ft) high[4], 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.[citation needed]
Society
[edit]Linguistic distribution
[edit]According to the 2024 census, 93.54% of the population speak German, 6.42% Italian and 0.04% Ladin as first language.[5]
Traffic
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
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Trecenta, Italy
References
[edit]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ 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
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Media related to Schlanders at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German and Italian)
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