Schlanders

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Schlanders
—  Comune  —
Gemeinde Schlanders
Comune di Silandro
Schlanders from the air

Coat of arms
Schlanders is located in Italy
Schlanders
Location of Schlanders in Italy
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 (Corces), Nördersberg (Montetramontana), Sonnenberg (Montemezzodì), Vetzan (Vezzano)
Government
 • Mayor Dieter Pinggera
Area
 • Total 115 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation 720 m (2,360 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010[1])
 • Total 5,990
 • Density Bad rounding here52/km2 (Bad rounding here130/sq mi)
Demonym German: Schlanderser
Italian: Silandresi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 39028
Dialing code 0473
Website Official website

Schlanders (Italian: Silandro) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 50 km west of the city of Bolzano.

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Overview [edit]

Parish church in Schlanders.

Schlanders borders the following municipalities: Latsch, Laas, Mals, Martell, Schnals.

Schlanders is well-known because of its church tower (92 meters), 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 2011 census, 94.66% of the population speak German, 5.19% Italian and 0.14% Ladin as first language.[2]

Twin towns [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol) (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14. 

External links [edit]

Media related to Schlanders at Wikimedia Commons